Matrixport Research: Bitcoin Breaks Below Key Support, Rebound May Be Just a “Breather” Rather Than a Reversal

The change in technical structure is particularly critical. The important trend level previously used to distinguish between a “phased rebound” and a “structural downtrend” has been breached and lost. The previous support zone has consequently transformed into overhead resistance. In the absence of a compelling new narrative or a clear catalyst, the recent recovery should be viewed more as a corrective rebound following a decline, rather than a shift in trend or structure.

Key Trend Level Lost: Rebound Remains Corrective Recovery

From a technical standpoint, Bitcoin continues to trade below its 21-week moving average. Until this moving average is reclaimed and held, short-term rebounds are difficult to be considered as confirmation signals for a trend reversal. Historical experience shows that when both medium-term and long-term moving average support structures are broken, the market is more prone to enter a prolonged phase of weakness.

The current price structure shares similarities with the previous cycle: after forming a phased high, it experienced a brief consolidation but failed to sustain it, subsequently entering the next leg down. In terms of rhythm, even with improving macro conditions, prices may not bottom immediately and often undergo further declines or weak consolidation, with the price center shifting lower.

Crowded Positioning Structure: ETF Flows More Likely to Transform into Overhead Pressure

Constraints from the capital structure cannot be ignored either. After Bitcoin entered a sharp decline phase, ETF holdings did not decrease significantly alongside the price. Since the beginning of 2025, ETFs have seen cumulative net inflows of approximately $20 billion, even as the price trend has significantly weakened during the same period.

It is estimated that since the launch of US spot Bitcoin ETFs, investors have cumulatively purchased about $54.3 billion worth of Bitcoin through the ETF channel, with an average purchase cost of around $90,000 per coin. At the current price level, the corresponding unrealized loss has reached tens of billions of dollars. When a large amount of capital is in an unrealized loss position, lacking a new narrative or incremental buying to take over, this existing capital is more likely to act as overhead supply during a rebound rather than forming effective support.

In summary, although marginal improvements in the macro environment provide some external conditions for risk assets, against the backdrop of an unrepaired technical structure, crowded positioning, and weakening participation, macro positives are unlikely to translate into sustained upward momentum in the short term. Bitcoin currently appears more like it is in the topping area of the later stage of a cycle, where selling pressure during rebounds may still outweigh absorption by new capital.

Until the trend is clearly reversed, strategic restraint should be maintained. If attempting tactical participation, it must be premised on stricter stop-loss and position discipline. Judging solely from the current structure, $73,000 is unlikely to be the final bottom of this Bitcoin cycle.

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