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đ§ľ Bitcoin âBear Market Resistance Bandâ â What it means now
Confused about âis the drop over, is it a bear, is now a buy?â This frames it clearly. Referencing Benjamin Cowenâs latest BMRB video; altcoin notes at the end.
Bitcoin is not above the Bull Market Support Band. Structure has shifted. In midterm years (2014, 2018, 2022), BTC often tags this band and gets rejected. Current action aligns with history.
2022 analogue: support break â long wick down â weeks of slow bleed â sharp relief rally. That rally was not a trend reversal. Todayâs weekly candles echo thatâarguably weaker closes.
Seasonality: often a âdip-likeâ move in Feb, local top early March. Not a rule, just an average. Historically more weakness shows up in AprilâMay. Many mistake relief for reversal; Cowen doesnât.
Counter-trend rallies are seductive and costly. In bears, small pops pull you in; timing start/finish is guesswork.
Psychology: near highs, no one wants downside talk; near lows, no one wants to admit bear. BTC is an asset classâit cycles. What we see isnât abnormal for a midterm year.
Whereâs the bottom? Best case in his view: October; earlier (May) isnât impossible. Even in a May scenario: sharp drop â strong rally â potentially lower low later. âItâs overâ may not be.
On M2: liquidity â automatic risk-on. Money supply can grow and still park in banks/treasuries. M2 turns havenât perfectly synced with BTC bottoms. Watching only M2 is an expensive bear-market trap.
Altcoins: if BTC is still in a bear structure, a broad, durable altseason is unlikely. Typical pattern: BTC stabilizes, alts pop harder, then dump harder.
Portfolio framing questions:
- What regime are we in?
- How much risk?
- What time horizon?
- Which projects survive?
My approach here:
- Avoid aggressive altcoin loading while BTC is structurally weak.
- Keep a small basket of high-conviction names to avoid FOMO risk.
- Prefer long-horizon DCA.
- Buy weakness selectively on quality; skip chasing relief rallies.
- Focus on resilient projects.
Goal isnât to nail the exact bottom. Itâs to read the environment correctly and prepare accordingly.