The post Whale Buying Is No Longer a Bullish Signal—BTC Drops Below $90K Despite Heavy Accumulation appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Whales and sharks have accumulated Bitcoin for nearly a month, yet the BTC price has broken below $90K—showing the market is no longer treating whale activity as a leading bullish signal. This divergence suggests structural weakness: accumulation is happening, but it’s being absorbed by broader sell pressure, thinning liquidity, or leveraged unwinds. Whales Are Accumulating …The post Whale Buying Is No Longer a Bullish Signal—BTC Drops Below $90K Despite Heavy Accumulation appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Whales and sharks have accumulated Bitcoin for nearly a month, yet the BTC price has broken below $90K—showing the market is no longer treating whale activity as a leading bullish signal. This divergence suggests structural weakness: accumulation is happening, but it’s being absorbed by broader sell pressure, thinning liquidity, or leveraged unwinds. Whales Are Accumulating …

Whale Buying Is No Longer a Bullish Signal—BTC Drops Below $90K Despite Heavy Accumulation

2025/12/06 11:52
Bitcoin Whales Quietly Buying the Dip—Is a $120K Rebound Coming?

The post Whale Buying Is No Longer a Bullish Signal—BTC Drops Below $90K Despite Heavy Accumulation appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Whales and sharks have accumulated Bitcoin for nearly a month, yet the BTC price has broken below $90K—showing the market is no longer treating whale activity as a leading bullish signal.

This divergence suggests structural weakness: accumulation is happening, but it’s being absorbed by broader sell pressure, thinning liquidity, or leveraged unwinds.

Whales Are Accumulating Bitcoin—But the Market Doesn’t Care Anymore

Bitcoin’s latest correction has revealed an uncomfortable truth for traders: whale buying is no longer functioning as a bullish leading indicator. For nearly a month, whale and shark wallets (10–10,000 BTC) have steadily increased their holdings, as shown in the Santiment chart. Under normal market conditions, this kind of behavior foreshadows a trend reversal or at least stabilises the downside.

But this time, BTC has broken below the $90,000 mark despite continuous accumulation, signalling a major narrative shift.

bitcoin price

Why is the market ignoring whale optimism? Because the structural forces pulling the market down are stronger than the inflows. Liquidity has thinned out across major venues, derivative markets are overloaded with high leverage, and each downside move triggers cascading liquidations. In this environment, even aggressive accumulation simply gets absorbed rather than translated into price strength.

This tells us two things:

  1. The market is not in a position where “smart money buying” automatically signals a bottom.
  1. Whales may be accumulating due to long-term confidence, not short-term expectations of a pump.

In other words, whale buying may still matter—but it is not a major bullish signal now. 

Where Could Bitcoin (BTC) Price Head Next?

Bitcoin has slipped below $90,000 and is now trading in a wider pullback zone. The chart shows one clear message: BTC is still in a cooling-off phase, not a confirmed trend reversal. The next major area to watch is the $82,000–$85,000 support zone, where a lot of previous buying took place. If Bitcoin drops into this range and holds it, the market gets a chance to stabilize.

bitcoin price

Structurally, BTC is moving inside a broad descending range, with lower highs and increasing volatility compressing toward a potential inflection point. Besides, the price has entered a consolidation phase as the Bollinger bands tighten, a similar occurrence seen in early November before the breakdown from $110,000 range.

If the current structure continues:

  • A sweep of the $82,000–$85,000 liquidity pocket is still highly probable.
  • This zone overlaps with major spot buyer interest and previous consolidation shelves.
  • A reclaim of $92,000–$95,000 would be the first sign that downside momentum is weakening.

From a longer-term lens, nothing in the current price action invalidates Bitcoin’s broader expansion trajectory. But the timeline has likely shifted.

End-of-2025 Outlook 

  • Base Case (Most Probable): $110,000–$135,000
  • Bull Case (Requires strong macro + ETF inflows): $150,000–$170,000
  • Bear Case (If liquidity remains tight): $70,000–$85,000 range-bound market

Conclusion 

Bitcoin’s renewed weakness shows that accumulation without confirmation is noise, not a catalyst. Whales may be positioning for long-term gains, but until BTC reclaims key levels and leverage resets, their activity alone cannot reverse a structurally heavy market. The path into 2025 hinges on liquidity, ETF flows, and macro stability far more than wallet behavior. 

If the BTC price can defend the mid-$80,000 zone and reclaim $92,000–$95,000, the next major expansion phase remains intact. Fail to do so, and volatility may persist. Either way, price—not whale wallets—will determine when the next real breakout begins.

Disclaimer: The articles reposted on this site are sourced from public platforms and are provided for informational purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the views of MEXC. All rights remain with the original authors. If you believe any content infringes on third-party rights, please contact [email protected] for removal. MEXC makes no guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the content and is not responsible for any actions taken based on the information provided. The content does not constitute financial, legal, or other professional advice, nor should it be considered a recommendation or endorsement by MEXC.

You May Also Like

CME Group to launch options on XRP and SOL futures

CME Group to launch options on XRP and SOL futures

The post CME Group to launch options on XRP and SOL futures appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. CME Group will offer options based on the derivative markets on Solana (SOL) and XRP. The new markets will open on October 13, after regulatory approval.  CME Group will expand its crypto products with options on the futures markets of Solana (SOL) and XRP. The futures market will start on October 13, after regulatory review and approval.  The options will allow the trading of MicroSol, XRP, and MicroXRP futures, with expiry dates available every business day, monthly, and quarterly. The new products will be added to the existing BTC and ETH options markets. ‘The launch of these options contracts builds on the significant growth and increasing liquidity we have seen across our suite of Solana and XRP futures,’ said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products. The options contracts will have two main sizes, tracking the futures contracts. The new market will be suitable for sophisticated institutional traders, as well as active individual traders. The addition of options markets singles out XRP and SOL as liquid enough to offer the potential to bet on a market direction.  The options on futures arrive a few months after the launch of SOL futures. Both SOL and XRP had peak volumes in August, though XRP activity has slowed down in September. XRP and SOL options to tap both institutions and active traders Crypto options are one of the indicators of market attitudes, with XRP and SOL receiving a new way to gauge sentiment. The contracts will be supported by the Cumberland team.  ‘As one of the biggest liquidity providers in the ecosystem, the Cumberland team is excited to support CME Group’s continued expansion of crypto offerings,’ said Roman Makarov, Head of Cumberland Options Trading at DRW. ‘The launch of options on Solana and XRP futures is the latest example of the…
Share
BitcoinEthereumNews2025/09/18 00:56
SEC Approves Decision Concerning Bitcoin and 9 Altcoins – The Dow Jones of Cryptocurrencies May Have Arrived

SEC Approves Decision Concerning Bitcoin and 9 Altcoins – The Dow Jones of Cryptocurrencies May Have Arrived

The post SEC Approves Decision Concerning Bitcoin and 9 Altcoins – The Dow Jones of Cryptocurrencies May Have Arrived appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. While the cryptocurrency market doesn’t yet have a comprehensive index like the Dow Jones or S&P 500, Bitwise is one step closer to filling this void. The company’s new exchange-traded product, Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW), has begun trading, offering individual investors and financial advisors access to the 10 largest crypto assets in a single product. BITW’s portfolio includes the following digital assets: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Chainlink, Litecoin, Cardano, Avalanche, Sui, and Polkadot. Bitwise CEO and co-founder Hunter Horsley told CNBC that this conversion makes the company the first to include altcoins like Cardano, Avalanche, Sui, and Polkadot, which don’t currently have spot ETFs, in an ETF from a major asset manager. “This step significantly broadens the investor base that can access various crypto assets,” Horsley said. “This is particularly important for assets without a spot ETF.” According to the CEO, this ETF also provides significant accessibility for smaller investors who invest through individual retirement accounts (IRAs) or pension funds and are only able to access ETFs. BITW, previously an index fund containing the same assets, has been converted to an ETF and is now listed on the stock exchange with $1.5 billion in assets under management. The ETF structure provides additional benefits to investors by offering greater trading flexibility, tax advantages, and lower costs, along with broader trading permissions. This development follows an expanded wave of ETFs that followed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024. Since then, asset managers have sought approval for a wider range of ETFs, from altcoins like Sui and Aptos to Trump-themed tokens and memecoins like Dogecoin. However, as the market matures, crypto assets are beginning to take on their own dynamics, suggesting that broad-based products like BITW could offer a diversification tool similar…
Share
BitcoinEthereumNews2025/12/10 06:40