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Bitcoin Dips Below $90K While Ethereum and XRP Plunge 8%: Why One Analyst Says Don't Panic

MarketDash Editorial Team
18 days ago
As Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP accelerate their decline, market indicators suggest this looks more like capitulation than a cycle top. An analyst breaks down why panic selling now could be the worst move of the cycle.

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and XRP (XRP) are in freefall mode, but at least one analyst thinks selling into this panic would be "the worst call of the cycle." Let's break down why the data might actually support staying calm.

Oversold Signals Flash Across Multiple Timeframes

Bitcoin's decline has pushed the daily RSI into oversold conditions. The analyst noted that similar readings previously marked primary lows at $83,000 and again during the July and October resets. The current structure mirrors prior cycle corrections, where price typically dipped another 9% at most before reversing higher.

Looking at the three-day chart, RSI has fallen to levels last seen near the $25,000 bottom, which reinforces that downside momentum is stretched about as far as it goes.

Here's where it gets interesting. Standard Bitcoin corrections this cycle have ranged between 29% and 34%. The market has now retraced about 30%, placing BTC directly inside its historical correction band. The analyst pointed to a dense support cluster built through two major downside wicks, calling it the "most likely area of reversal" unless price violates the low sweep zone beneath it.

Ethereum Approaches Critical Support Zone

Ethereum still has room to test the $2,880 to $2,850 liquidity pocket, which aligns with the top of its broader support zone. ETH has corrected roughly 40% from its highs, which sounds brutal until you remember that the last cycle low featured a 66% pullback. The daily RSI sits at the same level where ETH bottomed during that last major downturn.

ETH liquidity remains heavily concentrated above the market, with dense clusters between $4,000 and $5,700. The analyst expects ETH to reclaim higher levels once the remaining low timeframe liquidity is cleared out.

XRP Defends Multi-Month Range While Building Upside Potential

XRP continues to defend its multi-month range near $2.10. The analyst noted that XRP has held above its seven-year resistance turned support for more than a year, which is an unusually strong structural sign.

XRP liquidity on the hourly chart sits near $2.03 to $2.05, but the densest blocks remain far above the market, extending toward $4.20 to $4.30. The analyst highlighted that XRP dominance has turned up after breaking out of a long downtrend and that the XRP to ETH pair closed above a level that capped it for months. That move may signal early relative strength if broader market conditions improve.

Market Sentiment and Data Point to Capitulation, Not a Cycle Peak

The fear and greed index sits at 16, matching levels that marked every major local bottom this cycle. The alternative index printed 11 on Tuesday, which the analyst called a capitulation signal consistent with prior market turning points.

On Bitcoin dominance, the analyst warned that continued weakness would typically precede altcoin outperformance, a pattern seen at the end of previous cycles. He said the trend isn't far enough along to signal cycle exhaustion, but it remains an important gauge in the coming weeks.

The analyst added that the largest liquidation event in cryptocurrency history occurred in early October, surpassing the scale of the FTX wipeout by a factor of ten. XRP, ETH and BTC all reclaimed their structures after the liquidation spike, which suggests strong underlying demand survived the chaos.

Liquidity Zones Above Current Prices Drive the Outlook

The analyst emphasized that the densest liquidity zones across the top three cryptocurrencies sit above current prices. Markets eventually target those levels, the thinking goes, because exchanges and market makers benefit from driving price into areas where contracts cluster.

The next two weeks will be critical as Bitcoin tests whether it holds the support cluster and whether ETH completes its liquidity sweep toward $2,850. XRP's structure remains intact as long as it closes weekly candles above $2.

In other words, if you're thinking about panic selling right now, you might want to check the historical playbook first. The data suggests this looks a lot more like every other mid-cycle correction than the beginning of the end.

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Bitcoin Dips Below $90K While Ethereum and XRP Plunge 8%: Why One Analyst Says Don't Panic

MarketDash Editorial Team
18 days ago
As Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP accelerate their decline, market indicators suggest this looks more like capitulation than a cycle top. An analyst breaks down why panic selling now could be the worst move of the cycle.

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and XRP (XRP) are in freefall mode, but at least one analyst thinks selling into this panic would be "the worst call of the cycle." Let's break down why the data might actually support staying calm.

Oversold Signals Flash Across Multiple Timeframes

Bitcoin's decline has pushed the daily RSI into oversold conditions. The analyst noted that similar readings previously marked primary lows at $83,000 and again during the July and October resets. The current structure mirrors prior cycle corrections, where price typically dipped another 9% at most before reversing higher.

Looking at the three-day chart, RSI has fallen to levels last seen near the $25,000 bottom, which reinforces that downside momentum is stretched about as far as it goes.

Here's where it gets interesting. Standard Bitcoin corrections this cycle have ranged between 29% and 34%. The market has now retraced about 30%, placing BTC directly inside its historical correction band. The analyst pointed to a dense support cluster built through two major downside wicks, calling it the "most likely area of reversal" unless price violates the low sweep zone beneath it.

Ethereum Approaches Critical Support Zone

Ethereum still has room to test the $2,880 to $2,850 liquidity pocket, which aligns with the top of its broader support zone. ETH has corrected roughly 40% from its highs, which sounds brutal until you remember that the last cycle low featured a 66% pullback. The daily RSI sits at the same level where ETH bottomed during that last major downturn.

ETH liquidity remains heavily concentrated above the market, with dense clusters between $4,000 and $5,700. The analyst expects ETH to reclaim higher levels once the remaining low timeframe liquidity is cleared out.

XRP Defends Multi-Month Range While Building Upside Potential

XRP continues to defend its multi-month range near $2.10. The analyst noted that XRP has held above its seven-year resistance turned support for more than a year, which is an unusually strong structural sign.

XRP liquidity on the hourly chart sits near $2.03 to $2.05, but the densest blocks remain far above the market, extending toward $4.20 to $4.30. The analyst highlighted that XRP dominance has turned up after breaking out of a long downtrend and that the XRP to ETH pair closed above a level that capped it for months. That move may signal early relative strength if broader market conditions improve.

Market Sentiment and Data Point to Capitulation, Not a Cycle Peak

The fear and greed index sits at 16, matching levels that marked every major local bottom this cycle. The alternative index printed 11 on Tuesday, which the analyst called a capitulation signal consistent with prior market turning points.

On Bitcoin dominance, the analyst warned that continued weakness would typically precede altcoin outperformance, a pattern seen at the end of previous cycles. He said the trend isn't far enough along to signal cycle exhaustion, but it remains an important gauge in the coming weeks.

The analyst added that the largest liquidation event in cryptocurrency history occurred in early October, surpassing the scale of the FTX wipeout by a factor of ten. XRP, ETH and BTC all reclaimed their structures after the liquidation spike, which suggests strong underlying demand survived the chaos.

Liquidity Zones Above Current Prices Drive the Outlook

The analyst emphasized that the densest liquidity zones across the top three cryptocurrencies sit above current prices. Markets eventually target those levels, the thinking goes, because exchanges and market makers benefit from driving price into areas where contracts cluster.

The next two weeks will be critical as Bitcoin tests whether it holds the support cluster and whether ETH completes its liquidity sweep toward $2,850. XRP's structure remains intact as long as it closes weekly candles above $2.

In other words, if you're thinking about panic selling right now, you might want to check the historical playbook first. The data suggests this looks a lot more like every other mid-cycle correction than the beginning of the end.