Will Crypto recover and why is everyone so dour about the outlook for the USA all the time? I like making fun of America but also think we’re all coping about that and the trajectory of
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After weeks of selling pressure, the most honest question in crypto right now is not “when moon,” but whether a rebound is even plausible in the near term.
Bitcoin sliding from recent highs rattled confidence, flushed leverage, and reminded late-cycle bulls that crypto doesn’t go perpetually up. Yet what looks ugly on a chart does not automatically mean broken. In crypto, sideways is often the prelude, not the obituary. Here’s what to know:
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Will Crypto Recover? Bitcoin’s On-Chain Behavior Tells a Calmer Story Than Price
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Price action looks tired, but on-chain data suggests long-term holders are not panicking. According to Glassnode, long-term holder supply remains near cycle highs, while exchange balances continue to trend lower.
CoinGecko data shows Bitcoin’s market cap holding near $1.77T, with steady volume. This is not euphoric money flooding in, but it is also not capital sprinting for the exits.
DeFi Llama data reinforces the same theme. Total value locked across major chains has stabilized after months of contraction, implying capital is waiting, not fleeing.
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The 2025–2026 Setup Still Favors Upside Patience
If there is a genuine threat to a crypto rebound, it is macro spillover. US equities, particularly AI-linked names like Nvidia, are carrying enormous expectations. When stocks sneeze, crypto still catches pneumonia. FRED data shows financial conditions remain restrictive, even as markets price in eventual rate cuts.
From a technical perspective, Bitcoin is trading below key EMAs, which keeps short-term structure neutral-to-bearish. That said, compression around the 20-day and 50-day EMAs historically precedes volatility expansion. The question is direction.
A lot of people have been asking for an update on this chart, so I’ll just leave this here for anyone who needs to see it.
This shows the average BTC trajectory following an oversold RSI reading, with RSI falling below 30 at t=0.
So far, it’s been pretty bang on.
Unless you… pic.twitter.com/FRLt5w7oFT— Julien Bittel, CFA (@BittelJulien) December 17, 2025
Support levels cluster tightly between $86,800 and $88,000. Resistance sits near $90,000, then $92,000. A clean reclaim of $90K with volume likely flips that sentiment fast.
Most forward-looking models still project Bitcoin retesting $100K–$110K by late 2025 if macro conditions stabilize. Supply remains structurally constrained and if ETF flows continue, even if uneven.
Crypto winters do not usually start with orderly consolidation. They start with panic. This feels like a shakeout that clears weak hands while stronger capital waits. Sideways, frustrating, and boring can still be bullish.
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Key Takeaways
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Price action looks tired, but on-chain data suggests long-term holders are not panicking. -
CoinGecko data shows Bitcoin’s market cap holding near $1.77T, with muted but steady volume.
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