- The crypto market is experiencing the Bart Simpson pattern, marked by a sharp rise, flat trading, and a sharp decline.
- BTC recently fell below $59K, erasing the weekend’s gains and sparking fear, indicated by an 18-point drop in the Fear & Greed Index.
- Glassnode reports declining investor interest in speculation, with a shift towards more spot transactions and balanced market activities.
- Currently, coins aged 3-6 months, often peaking after major market highs, now represent over 12.5% of the circulating supply.
Turbulent times to be in the crypto market as we are just about to witness a rare-ish phenomenon: the Bart Simpson pattern. The “Bart Simpson” pattern in financial charts is named after the cartoon character’s iconic haircut and represents a price movement featuring a sharp rise, a period of sideways trading, and an equally sharp drop (or vice versa).
Which is exactly what we are seeing right now in the charts as the price of BTC has just briefly dipped below US$59K (AU$86.7K). BTC is down on the daily timeframe by almost 6% while ETH lost 9% and SOL 7.4% at the same time.
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This pretty much wiped out the gains we have seen over the past few days, which has brought back fear into the market, with an 18-point drop in the Fear & Greed Index since yesterday.
Investors Lag Interest in Market, Say Analysts
Just before the crash, analysts at Glassnode wrote that Bitcoin investors are showing less interest in speculation, with a balance achieved in both on-chain activities and perpetual futures markets.
The report notes a decline in both profit-taking and loss activities, and funding rates have returned to neutral levels, signalling a decrease in speculative behaviour.
Additionally, there has been a notable drop in liquidation volumes compared to previous highs, suggesting a market shift towards more spot transactions. Overall, capital inflows into Bitcoin have slowed, and the daily net realised profit/loss is much lower than during the peak periods like the US$73K (AU$107.4K) all-time high in March.
After setting the ATH in March, the confidence of new investors was tested by choppy sideways price action for several months. During this process, a significant volume of the Bitcoin supply has remained tightly held and is within the 3-month to 6-month age band.
Glassnode 
Historically, the Glassnode analysts write, the supply of Bitcoin held for 3-6 months often peaks following a major market peak, particularly during subsequent corrections. Currently, these coins constitute over 12.5% of the circulating supply, a similar scenario to the mid-2021 sell-off and the 2018 bear market.
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While some investors in this age band choose to hold on and become long-term holders, many others sell their positions and realise losses, they added.
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