{"id":90792,"date":"2026-02-19T19:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/expert-warns-bitcoin-bear-market-just-in-phase-1-as-glassnode-flags-btc-demand-exhaustion\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:30:23","slug":"expert-warns-bitcoin-bear-market-just-in-phase-1-as-glassnode-flags-btc-demand-exhaustion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/expert-warns-bitcoin-bear-market-just-in-phase-1-as-glassnode-flags-btc-demand-exhaustion\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Warns Bitcoin Bear Market Just In &#8216;Phase 1&#8217; as Glassnode Flags BTC Demand Exhaustion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concerns concerning the Bitcoin bear market proceed to develop. On-chain analyst Willy Woo stated BTC stays in Phase 1 of a broader downturn amid the market dip. Woo argued that rising volatility and weakening liquidity verify the pattern. He stated inside circulate fashions and volatility metrics now align, pointing to additional stress in Bitcoin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Bitcoin Bear Market Framework Points to Phase 2 Risk<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/willywoo\/status\/2023984466814005341?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willy Woo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, volatility serves as a major pattern detector for quantitative analysts. He stated Bitcoin entered a bear market when volatility spiked upward. Volatility has continued climbing, which he stated exhibits the bear pattern strengthening. He added that volatility sometimes peaks mid- to late-cycle earlier than weakening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woo defined that smaller secondary volatility peaks usually seem close to the macro backside. He stated these peaks point out capitulation throughout the market. However, he confused volatility provides just one lens for assessing the Bitcoin bear market. Therefore, he depends on inside liquidity and investor circulate fashions revealed weekly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Woo, these liquidity fashions at the moment reinforce the volatility outlook. He framed the Bitcoin bear market in three phases to make clear positioning. Phase 1 started in Q3 2025 when Bitcoin liquidity broke down, and the value adopted decrease. He stated Bitcoin reacts sooner than equities as a result of it stays a smaller, extremely delicate asset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Phase 2, Woo stated world equities flip bearish as danger urge for food fades. He described equities as a big, slow-moving market that finally confirms broader weak point. Phase 3 begins when liquidity stabilizes and capital outflows peak. He stated closing capitulation usually happens throughout that stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When requested about his previous $200,000 to $300,000 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/price\/bitcoin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BTC price<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> projection in 2021 by an X consumer, Woo acknowledged the error. He stated derivatives markets modified cycle dynamics and required expanded fashions past on-chain knowledge. He argued that altering market construction influenced value habits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Glassnode Flags Demand Exhaustion Near $70K<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glassnode\/status\/2024466748301263168?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glassnode data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> added context to the Bitcoin bear market outlook. They stated each try to reclaim $70,000 since early February met demand exhaustion. Notably, much more than $5 million per hour in realized revenue led to cost rejection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glassnode contrasted that with Q3 2025\u2019s euphoric section. During that interval, revenue realization surged between $200 million and $350 million per hour. The agency stated present skinny liquidity circumstances make a sustained transfer into the $70,000 to $80,000 vary structurally troublesome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, crypto investor Ran Neuner famous the absence of a blow-off prime or retail euphoria. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He cited fragmented narratives, together with quantum danger and regulation uncertainty. Therefore, he stated he diminished publicity and focused on 11 positions constructed to face up to additional draw back inside the ongoing Bitcoin bear market. <\/span><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">As Coingape reported, Woo<\/span><\/span> lately warned that advances in <a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-prediction-as-willy-woo-warns-of-quantum-risks-to-digital-gold\/\">quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin\u2019s security model<\/a> and weaken its edge over gold.<\/p>\n<p>He stated markets have began pricing within the danger of a possible \u201cQ Day,\u201d when quantum machines might break present public-key encryption. Woo added that after quantum dangers entered investor consciousness, the long-standing Bitcoin-to-gold valuation pattern broke and moved in the other way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/expert-warns-bitcoin-bear-market-just-in-phase-1-as-glassnode-flags-btc-demand-exhaustion\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concerns concerning the Bitcoin bear market proceed to develop. On-chain analyst Willy Woo stated BTC stays in Phase 1 of a broader downturn amid the market dip. Woo argued that rising volatility and weakening liquidity verify the pattern. He stated inside circulate fashions and volatility metrics now align, pointing to additional stress in Bitcoin. 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