Bitcoin Profit-Taking At 2-Month High, Pullback Incoming?
September 15 2023 - 11:00AM
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On-chain data shows the Bitcoin profit-taking has risen to a
two-month high, which could provide resistance to the BTC surge.
Bitcoin Profit-Taking Volume Has Shot Up With The Price Rise
According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Santiment,
investors have started to take profits following the latest
cryptocurrency price increase. The relevant indicator here is the
“ratio of daily on-chain transaction volume in profit to loss,” as
its name already implies, it tells us how the profit-taking volume
in the market currently compares against the loss-taking one. The
indicator separates these two volumes by going through the on-chain
history of each coin being sold/transferred on the network to see
what price it was previously moved at. If this last selling price
for any coin was less than the current spot price, the sale of that
particular coin contributes to the profit-taking volume. Similarly,
their transactions would count under the loss-taking volume for the
opposite type of coins. Related Reading: Bitcoin Net Taker Volume
Turns Highly Positive, Bullish Sign? When the indicator has a value
greater than zero, the profit-taking volume is currently
overwhelming the loss-taking volume. On the other hand, values
under this mark suggest that loss-taking is currently the dominant
behavior among investors. Now, here is a chart that shows how the
value of this Bitcoin indicator has changed over the past month:
Looks like the value of the metric has surged to a high value in
recent days | Source: Santiment on X As displayed in the above
graph, the indicator’s value has risen as Bitcoin’s rebound from
the $25,000 level occurred during the past few days. This
suggests that the investors have started increasing their
profit-taking volume. During the past day or so, the metric has
seen exceptionally high values, as the difference between the
profit-taking and loss-taking volumes is at a two-month high now.
Usually, profit-taking is a normal sign during price rallies.
Still, considering that this latest increase in BTC’s value isn’t
too extraordinary, the level of the profit selling may be a cause
for concern. Perhaps some of the holders selling here have lost
hope for the asset after it has been stuck in consolidation for
some time now. These investors might be jumping on this relatively
minor exit opportunity because they don’t think a better one will
emerge shortly. In the chart, Santiment has also attached the data
for another metric: the active addresses. This indicator keeps
track of the total number of addresses taking part in some transfer
activity on the blockchain daily. It’s visible that this metric has
been at notably high values in the past few days, suggesting that
many traders have been paying attention to the cryptocurrency.
Related Reading: Ethereum Leverage Ratio Is Rising, What Does It
Mean? While sellers may be present in the market, the high activity
could also suggest the presence of buyers. It remains to be seen
whether the profit-takers would pull the asset back down, or if the
buyers are strong enough to hold them off. BTC Price Bitcoin had
climbed to the $26,700 mark yesterday but dropped back under
$26,500 today. BTC has observed a net rise during the past few days
| Source: BTCUSD on TradingView Featured image from Maxim Hopman on
Unsplash.com, charts from TradingView.com, Santiment.net
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