$BTC’s recent recovery may be hiding a dangerous signal. The Bitcoin price bounced nearly 9% between February 12 and February 15, giving the impression that the worst of the correction was over. But the rebound is already weakening. Now, leverage data, momentum signals, and on-chain profit trends suggest the bounce may have increased crash risk
Bitcoin’s recent bounce has pushed the market back toward the $70K–$72K area, but the broader structure remains fragile. The key question now is whether this rebound can evolve into a deeper corrective move toward overhead resistance, or if it is merely a temporary reaction within a dominant downtrend. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On
Bitcoin may be headed for its worst first quarter in eight years, with data showing Bitcoin is already down 22.3% since the start of the year. The asset began the year trading around $87,700 and has declined by around $20,000 to current lows of around $68,000, putting it on track for its worst first quarter
Some investors saw the sharp decline in Bitcoin and altcoins as a buying opportunity and increased their holdings. At this point, the Coinbase CEO stated that individual investors buy cryptocurrencies during price drops. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, posting from account X, stated that individual investors tend to buy crypto during price dips. Armstrong noted, based
Bitcoin traded at $68,729 at 4:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, and the derivatives market is anything but sleepy. With $43.81 billion in futures open interest (OI) and call-heavy options positioning, traders appear to be bracing for movement — just not all in the same direction. Bitcoin Futures OI Dips 2.3% as Options
In its latest analysis, crypto asset research company Matrixport highlighted one of the key indicators used to determine whether Bitcoin has entered a bear market. According to the company, a common observation in market cycles is that larger price drops occurring more frequently within 30 days could be a harbinger of a bear market. Matrixport
Strategy founder Michael Saylor has revealed the firm plans to convert its $6 billion in bond debt into equity — a move that reduces debt on the balance sheet. “Strategy can withstand a drawdown in $BTC price to $8,000 and still have sufficient assets to fully cover our debt,” stated the firm on X on
Blockstream CEO Adam Back has opposed a proposal aimed at reducing Ordinals-like “spam” on Bitcoin, warning that the fix could do more harm than good to the network’s credibility. Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110) was proposed by pseudonymous Bitcoin developer Dathon Ohm in December. Nearly 7.5% of Bitcoin nodes — all of which are Bitcoin Knots
The Bitcoin and Ethereum market is now responding to high sell-side pressure as insider Bitcoin whale Garrett Jin keeps selling large chunks of his portfolio. After a liquidation event that shocked the world with $1 billion in crypto losses on February 6th, Jin has been selling off his holdings in large amounts, transferring hundreds of
MSTR shares surged by 10% on Sunday, tracking a rebound in Bitcoin prices. The stock movement came as the company, Strategy (MSTR), continued to demonstrate its commitment to building its Bitcoin treasury. The firm disclosed another purchase of more than 1,100 $BTC this week, spending roughly $90 million at an average price of $78,815 per