{"id":18127,"date":"2023-02-27T12:21:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/on-chain-metric-suggests-a-bottom-is-forming-santiment\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:21:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:21:09","slug":"on-chain-metric-suggests-a-bottom-is-forming-santiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/on-chain-metric-suggests-a-bottom-is-forming-santiment\/","title":{"rendered":"On-chain metric suggests a bottom is forming: Santiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1677498482209-b0f57c34-6ee1-4c86-aa87-926bd1df5504-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1677498482209-b0f57c34-6ee1-4c86-aa87-926bd1df5504-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1677498482209-b0f57c34-6ee1-4c86-aa87-926bd1df5504-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1677498482209-b0f57c34-6ee1-4c86-aa87-926bd1df5504-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">BTC and ETH coins sold at a loss for the first time in 2023 this week<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Historically this has signaled bottoming in crypto markets.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have both bounced above key price levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As<a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/bitcoin\/\">\u00a0Bitcoin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum<\/a> look to consolidate above key price levels, on-chain analytics platform Santiment has flagged market activity that suggests the crypto bottom is likely to be forming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The metric we are looking at is the ratio of profit\/loss transactions for the two top cryptocurrencies by market cap.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">BTC and ETH traders exited positions at a loss- likely positive for prices?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to analysts at the firm, price declines over the past week came amid increased selling from traders who were exiting their positions at a loss. The market has historically bottomed when an increased number of crypto holders \u2013 the crowd \u2013 regularly sell their assets at a loss, Santiment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1629967781511958528\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<em>Bitcoin and Ethereum are both having more traders sell at a loss than at a profit this week, the first such week so far in 2023. Historically, once the crowd is exiting their positions more frequently at a loss, bottoms are more likely to form<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcca <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethereum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethereum<\/a> are both having more traders sell at a loss than at a profit this week, the first such week so far in 2023. Historically, once the crowd is exiting their positions more frequently at a loss, bottoms are more likely to form. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/maEg5sDHM6\">https:\/\/t.co\/maEg5sDHM6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kvPUzbTQm\">pic.twitter.com\/0kvPUzbTQm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1629967781511958528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin traded to prices under $23k over the weekend before bouncing above the crucial level to hit highs of $23,690 across major exchanges. BTC\/USD is currently trading around $23,410, just in the green.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ethereum prices also followed a similar trajectory, first dipping to $1,597 before recovering to $1,647. 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