Key on-chain data shows a lack of bid support below the 120,000 dollar mark.
The triumphant return of the bulls has proven to be a fleeting and fragile affair.
Just as the market was beginning to celebrate a new era of price discovery, a wave of determined selling has sent Bitcoin tumbling back below the critical 120,000 dollar level, a brutal rejection that has the bears once again in control and raises the grim prospect of a much deeper correction.
The sell-off, which has seen the leading cryptocurrency fall nearly 3 percent on the day, is a story of fading momentum and evaporating support.
The recent all-time highs now feel like a distant memory as the market slices through the bid liquidity that had once held it aloft.
The mood among seasoned traders has shifted from cautious optimism to a grim acceptance of a new, more bearish reality.
The market is now at a critical inflection point, with the very support that was so hard-won now under a sustained and powerful assault.
“Market does still quote bid liquidity around 121K-120K but what we need to see next is absorption of sellers to rule out a sweep lower,” the popular trader Skew wrote in his latest market commentary on X.
His short-term outlook was stark, adding that the market was “quite likely to be dominated by new shorts opening.”
This view is being reinforced by the data.
The trading resource Material Indicators highlighted that the market is now facing its “3rd consecutive Daily support test at the trend line,” a technical setup that suggests the bears are growing bolder with each attempt.
Data from CoinGlass paints an even more worrying picture, showing a distinct lack of bid support much below the 120,000 dollar mark, while a wall of sell orders has multiplied overhead.
This short-term weakness is taking place against a backdrop of a more troubling long-term picture.
The veteran trader Roman warned his followers on X that the situation for Bitcoin remains tenuous, despite its recent record highs.
“A friendly reminder that we are once again printing more bearish divergences, low volume, & lack of momentum on HTF. Both 1W & 1M,” he wrote, pointing to a series of classic warning signs that the rally is running out of steam.
His conclusion is a chilling one for the bulls: the local range lows at 108,000 dollars, a level that has been a key battleground in the past, could soon come back into play.
The king of crypto may have briefly touched the heavens, but the bears are now doing their best to drag it back down to earth.
