• About 47% of all Bitcoin in existence is presently held at an unrealised loss, with US$304 billion of long-term holder provide underwater, the worst studying since 2023.
  • The Bitcoin Impression Index jumped 13 factors in a single week to achieve 57.4, its steepest weekly surge since January 2026, coming into the “Excessive Impression” band that has traditionally preceded value drops exceeding 25%.
  • Stablecoin netflows reversed sharply from a optimistic every day common of US$250 million to a unfavourable US$292 million.

CEX.io’s Bitcoin Impression Index entered its “Excessive Impression” vary in Week 13, with a studying of 57.4, as Bitcoin (BTC) closed Monday at US$66,567 (AU$96,522) after a seven-day decline that erased roughly six weeks of restoration.

The index aggregates on-chain stress alerts throughout holder behaviour, derivatives exercise and capital flows. CEX.io defines readings between 50 and 74 as broad market stress affecting a number of investor teams and institutional flows.

One of many clearest stress alerts got here from long-term holders. Their SOPR, which measures whether or not cash are being bought at a revenue or loss, fell to 0.724, the bottom stage in three years. 

Greater than 4.6 million BTC held by long-term buyers are actually at unrealised losses, equal to over 30% of complete long-term holder provide, the best share since 2023. The worth of these underwater positions stands at US$304 billion (AU$440.8 billion).

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Lengthy-Time period Holders Break

The common long-term holder value foundation stays close to US$43,000 to US$44,000 (AU$62,350 to AU$63,800), beneath the present market value, so the cohort total stays in revenue. The cash now being bought, nonetheless, are being exited at a loss.

Brief-term holder value foundation is close to US$84,000 (AU$121,800), and on-chain knowledge signifies about 92% of current consumers are beneath breakeven. 

In derivatives markets, funding charges moved again towards impartial, however complete liquidations nonetheless reached US$288 million (AU$417.6 million) for the week, practically triple the earlier week’s determine. 

Lengthy positions accounted for 61% of pressured closures.

Stablecoin netflows shifted from a median every day influx of US$250 million (AU$362.5 million) to a median every day outflow of US$292 million (AU$423.4 million). ETF flows additionally turned unfavourable, and miners resumed promoting after three weeks of holding. 

About 20,900 BTC per day is shifting to exchanges, a comparatively low determine that signifies stress with out broad capitulation. CEX.io recognized related Bitcoin Impression Index readings in mid-2018, mid-2022 and late January 2026. 

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