{"id":68852,"date":"2026-02-26T21:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-price-outlook-analyst-warns-its-premature-to-say-bear-market-is-over\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:38:39","slug":"bitcoin-price-outlook-analyst-warns-its-premature-to-say-bear-market-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-price-outlook-analyst-warns-its-premature-to-say-bear-market-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin price outlook: analyst warns it&#8217;s &#8216;premature&#8217; to say bear market is over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/bitcoin-btc-price-chart-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/bitcoin-btc-price-chart-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/bitcoin-btc-price-chart-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/bitcoin-btc-price-chart-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitcoin price trades around $67,500.<\/li>\n<li>The asset rose to near $70,000 but is facing key resistance.<\/li>\n<li>Analyst Rekt Capital warns that it\u2019s \u201cpremature\u201d to say the current bear market is over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bitcoin price is hovering around $67,500 after retreating from highs near $70,000.<\/p>\n<p>The spike to intraday highs on Wednesday saw chatter across \u2018Crypto Twitter\u2019 shift to the potential for BTC to have bottomed out and prospects of a sharp uptick.<\/p>\n<p>While bullish sentiment continues to permeate the crypto market, one analyst is cautioning against \u201cpremature\u201d calls of the bear market being over.<\/p>\n<p>This even as US spot Bitcoin ETFs take fresh inflows to cut year-to-date outflows to under $2 billion.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin retreats from $70k as analyst warns of further declines<\/h2>\n<p>Macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds have meant Bitcoin has found it hard to break higher since recovering from lows near $60,000 reached in early February.<\/p>\n<p>However, the bellwether crypto asset surged toward $70,000 ahead of Nvidia\u2019s earnings report on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Like gains across equities, Bitcoin\u2019s uptick benefited from anticipation around Nvidia\u2019s earnings report.<\/p>\n<p>But despite strong AI-driven results, stock futures stalled, and BTC pulled back, trading to around $67,500 as of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia shares also fell, down more than 5% at open on Thursday. Reaction to the chip giant\u2019s earnings beat impacted BTC.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this pullback, many traders are upbeat after US spot Bitcoin ETFs snapped a recent losing streak, with over $750 million in net inflows over two days. The flip has the market trending with mixed signals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Half a bil into bitcoin ETFs yesterday, biggest day in a while, +$750m over past two days, right as obituaries were being published. They needed it too, like a hitter in a slump going yard. YTD is now under $2b in outflows. Unclear still tho if this is legit start to rebound or\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hl6JQuFcyI\">pic.twitter.com\/hl6JQuFcyI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricBalchunas\/status\/2027001079603302632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, according to crypto analyst Rekt Capital, it\u2019s premature to say the bear market is over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shortest Bitcoin Bear Market lasted 365 days. Bitcoin is currently ~140 days into its current Bear Market,\u201d he posted on X, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny talk of the Bear Market being over already is probably premature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spot ETF inflows, on-chain metrics and macro shifts could be key factors in this cycle. But Rekt believes the technical picture says a lot.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the analyst points to historical cycle bottoms and BTC\u2019s slide below the 200-week exponential moving average.<\/p>\n<p>Even with recent inflows reversing recent outflows to a degree, institutional demand is low, and that could limit any upside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very tempting to speak about Lengthening Cycles in a Bitcoin Bull Market<\/p>\n<p>After all, nobody wants to see a sunny day end<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s equally very tempting to speak about the Bitcoin Bear Market bottom already being near<\/p>\n<p>Everybody wants Winter to end, and the sooner the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bSxwKrdRx\">https:\/\/t.co\/8bSxwKrdRx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rektcapital\/status\/2027016424447672745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>BTC price analysis<\/h2>\n<p>Technically, Bitcoin\u2019s retreat from $70,000 exposes support at $68,000-$68,500.<\/p>\n<p>With a breakdown to $67,500, bulls risk an acceleration toward $60,000.<\/p>\n<p>Rekt shares this outlook by noting that bulls remain vulnerable as long as price fluctuates below the 200-week EMA.<\/p>\n<p>The moving average has acted as resistance in previous bear markets, including in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, as long as Bitcoin remains below the 200-week EMA, history suggests price will favour additional downside,\u201d the analyst noted.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, analysts at Standard Chartered cut their target for BTC in 2026 to $100,000 and forecast a potential retest of $50,000 before a fresh rally higher.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/bitcoin-price-outlook-analyst-warns-its-premature-to-say-bear-market-is-over\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Bitcoin price trades around $67,500. The asset rose to near $70,000 but is facing key resistance. Analyst Rekt Capital warns that it\u2019s \u201cpremature\u201d to say the current bear market is over. 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