
Bitcoin’s showing classic bottom signals as short-term holders throw in the towel. The Short-Term Holder SOPR dropped to 0.94 earlier this week with price hovering near 85K. Anything below 1.0 means recent buyers are selling at a loss, usually marking exhaustion rather than deeper structural weakness. These flushes tend to line up with local lows and fast recoveries once the weak hands are out.
A broad rebound in risk helped BTC pop back to 89K Monday night before settling near 86K on Tuesday morning, and we’ve basically chopped between those bands since. Funding’s cooled off and open interest has been cleaned out, showing that most of the leverage has already been flushed.
Texas made a small but symbolic move, picking up $5 million worth of BTC ETFs as it lays groundwork for its planned Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Early days, but notable to see a state government starting to build direct crypto exposure.
Macro side, traders are watching for signals on the Fed’s next move. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there’s a “very good chance” Trump announces the next Fed chair before Christmas. Bloomberg floated Kevin Hassett as the frontrunner, a pick seen as more likely to lean dovish and favor lower rates.
Equities have had a rough November but are trying to claw back some losses. The S&P is off roughly 4% from the late October highs, well short of a full-blown correction. Dip buyers haven’t gone away, but there’s still no clear catalyst to push back toward the highs.





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