As Bitcoin prices show that capital inflows are softening and investors are retreating from large-scale purchases, on-chain data provides clues as to how Bitcoin holders respond to market conditions.
The sell-side risk ratio (SSR) is an important predictor of holder behavior. Seller-side risk ratio (SSR) It measures the potential “risk” of sell-side pressure entering the market. In the heart, waves of distribution indicate the possibility that (or strong) can be related to both price and current liquidity environments.
Higher SSR trends often suggest a significant supply overhang waiting on the wing. Larger holders may be trying to realize their profits. Conversely, investors are not willing to let go of the coin if their SSR is low or hovering, or if there is no compelling reason to settle the size at the current price level.
fundamentally, SSR is important It can foresee important inflection points in the market. Typically, if there is a surge, profit-based sales (or fear-based sales) will be accelerated. If the ratio remains flat or retreat, the market suggests that a certain balance between buyers and sellers has reached a level of balance, which means there will be less volatility in the short term, at least until new catalysts emerge.
Bitcoin is sensitive to changes in global liquidity. When liquidity is abundant, risky assets like Bitcoin tend to flourish. As liquidity becomes more severe, risky assets often drain as less capital paths (and less trends) chase higher beta opportunities.
Because SSR is partially reflected Psychology Whether of existing holders, whether they are willing to sell or continue to hold in bulk, tracking it along with the amount of market can provide a unique measure of incoming or outgoing liquidity. A low or stable SSR in the decline in the liquidity environment indicates that most “weak” hands are already on sale, leaving a relatively strong hand base that is more comfortable through volatility.
The SSR looks particularly flat within the midrange in the second half of March. This flatness suggests a kind of ceasefire between buyers and sellers. Put another way, neither side has a particular motivation to act aggressively.
This indicates the lack of heavy profitable things. If long-term holders or short-term speculators believe that Bitcoin is overvalued, then there will be a noticeable increase in SSR as more coins come into the market. Instead, a stable proportion suggests that participants are do not have I quickly cashed out.
The data also shows the lack of sale. Usually, we see a surrender where the realized cap begins to drop significantly, leading to the bear market, and SSR begins to spike (reflecting panic or forced sales). Instead, the market is drifting away with only a few sales events. This keeps the SSR comfortable in range rather than spike.
Data from Cryptoquant also shows that Spot trading volume It was pulled back from the peaks seen late last year and early in the first quarter. Spot volume has dropped from $15 billion per day (in some cases) to about $5 billion per day. Prices, meandering through the medium range levels, meandering to mean there is no need for new demand to push us up significantly higher, but tank prices also don’t have enough supply flooding.
Data suggests that as volume drops, prices entered the horizontal or consolidated stage, reinforcing the idea that large new capital inflows had slowed temporarily. With a lower spot volume, Prices struggle to infiltrate in either direction.
Chain data shows that long-term holders (LTHs) have not significantly reduced their positions. In fact, the majority of BTC realization caps are controlled by addresses that exhibit historically low spending behavior. This shows a sense of “belief” that helps prevent SSR from surged because these holders are unlikely to sell at current price levels.
Flat reading of SSR ratios shows the market with an uneasy stop. There is not enough fresh capital to promote the assembly, but there is no mass of Exodus to cause a punishing drawdown. Despite the shrinking spot volume and ETF spills, we haven’t seen the same desperate sales or the sudden price drop typical of full-fledged bears.
Instead, Bitcoin’s long-term holder base continues to support the market, indicating that it can be set up to update the stage if global liquidity improves. Meanwhile, due to a low-liquid environment and holder-controlled supply, Bitcoin continues to float in the medium zone, awaiting the next wave of belief, whether it’s bullish or bearish.
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