Bitcoin Could Face One Final Panic Sell-Off Before the Real Bottom Arrives

Bitcoin has fallen 22% from its May peak, more than $12 billion has left the network, and investors have been locking in losses for 25 consecutive days. To many traders, that sounds like a market bottom.

But according to crypto analyst Axel Adler Jr., the current market drop may not be the true market bottom.

Because the type of panic selling that marked previous cycle bottoms has not arrived.

Five Key Indicators Point to Ongoing Weakness

What makes Adler’s warning notable is that it isn’t based on a single metric.

Instead, five different market indicators, derivatives, realized cap, SOPR, miner behavior, and exchange flows, are all pointing toward the same conclusion.

“The stress is there, but the extreme is still not,” he explained.

One example is Bitcoin’s MVRV Z-Score, which has cooled to 0.32 from a historical average of 1.71. Meanwhile, the Adjusted Spent Output Profit Ratio (aSOPR) has remained below 1 for 13 straight days, currently sitting at 0.987.

Another four indicator data shows that,

• 91,000 $BTC have moved onto exchanges, increasing potential selling pressure.
• More than $119 million in stablecoins has left exchanges, reducing available buying power.
• Puell Multiple (30DMA) sits at 0.73, signaling growing miner stress.
• Open interest is falling even as Bitcoin rebounds from $60,000, suggesting the move is driven by short covering rather than fresh demand.

This means that investors are selling Bitcoin at a loss. The problem, Adler says, is that the type of panic selling that marked previous cycle bottoms has not arrived.

Why $55K Could Become the Key Level

Adler believes the biggest risk lies with Bitcoin miners.

He notes that Bitcoin’s Price-to-Miner-Revenue ratio has collapsed from 160 to 80, while $BTC is now trading roughly 21% below the Difficulty Bottom indicator.

If the Puell Multiple falls below 0.50 and Bitcoin drops under $55,000, miners could be forced to sell more of their holdings to cover costs.

Currently, the Puell Multiple sits at 0.73.

Historically, similar miner capitulation events helped form major market bottoms in both 2018 and 2022.

For now, Adler believes Bitcoin is showing signs of cooling, but not yet the kind of extreme fear and forced selling that typically marks the final stage of a bear market.