Bitcoin’s Wild Ride: Is BTC’s $100K Dream About to Implode? 😱

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Is Bitcoin’s recent dip a sign of utter despair?

Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics and a whopping $2.75 billion in realized losses are waving red flags, signaling that weak hands are waving goodbye. It’s the bear’s time to shine, folks. 🐻

Can we trust that bounce at $110k, or is it just another trick?

Let’s be real, low demand and thinning bids turned that brief $110k bounce into a classic bull trap. The probability of a catastrophic plunge below $100k is getting more likely by the day. 🚨

Okay, Bitcoin enthusiasts, let’s talk shop. Usually, every “dip” in crypto is just an opportunity in disguise, right? WRONG. After four days of straight-up losses, BTC is looking to make a dramatic return to $100k, a level it hasn’t seen in four months. Plot twist: it’s not looking pretty.

On-chain data is flashing full-blown panic. Short-Term Holders (those who’ve held BTC for more than 155 days) are officially breaking even or just straight-up capitulating after BTC dipped below their cost basis of $113k on October 14th. Translation: they’re bailing, and they’re doing it fast. ⏳

The proof? Bitcoin’s Net Realized Profit/Loss (NRPL) just flipped to red this week, and total realized losses surged to a jaw-dropping $2.75 billion in just 72 hours-making it the steepest spike since April. Sounds like someone’s trying to catch the last lifeboat on the Titanic. 🚢💸

TL;DR: Bitcoin is in a full-blown shakeout phase. 💥

Now, let’s talk about that $110k bounce. Last week, we saw a brief 4% bounce that clung to $110k like a desperate high schooler trying to hang onto prom queen status. But when it all fell apart, it plummeted an additional 8% in a classic case of “I told you so” from the bears. 🐻

Here’s the deal: Bitcoin is firmly in bear territory. The supply is stacking up, but the bid wall? It’s too thin to handle the pressure. And as usual, Bitcoin is all over the place like your friend’s terrible mixtape. Can we just go ahead and call it FUD season? 😩

Thinning bids turn Bitcoin bounce into a bull trap

Let’s break this down like an awkward first date. Bitcoin’s slip below $110k triggered a classic long squeeze. And on October 13th, CoinGlass data showed Binance’s Long/Short Ratio jumped above 60% long, basically creating a volatile cluster of overleveraged positions that went from zero to hero and then back to zero. Talk about a rollercoaster ride. 🎢

The whales-those big fancy traders-were clearly betting on Bitcoin breaking above $110k. But once the market did what the market does best (turns against them), all those longs got liquidated, triggering nearly $1 billion in market-wide liquidations. Oops. 🤦‍♂️

So, yeah. The so-called bounce? Classic bull trap. 🔥

As panic kicked in, the bid wall couldn’t keep up with the sell pressure. The moral of the story: bulls are not treating Bitcoin’s dip as a chance to buy. They’re too busy staring at their phones and wondering if they should just sell out. Looks like Bitcoin may just plummet below $100k soon. 😬

In short, framing this 8% weekly drop as a “healthy reset” feels like calling your 90s boy band obsession a “musical evolution.” It’s not. It’s FUD-driven capitulation, and it’s here to stay. 💀

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2025-10-18 06:14