Glassnode: Bitcoin Is Yet To See This Historic Late-Bear Crossover

Data from Glassnode shows Bitcoin hasn’t yet seen a crossover in the current cycle that has historically marked late-bear periods. Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Realized Price Is Still Above Long-Term Holder’s According to the latest weekly report from Glassnode, the STH and LTH realized price crossover hasn’t yet taken place during the current bear market. The “realized price” is a metric that signifies the cost basis of the average holder in the Bitcoin market. Its value is calculated by dividing the realized cap with the total number of coins in circulation. Whenever the usual price of BTC moves below the value of this indicator, the average investor goes into a state of loss. Related Reading: Quant Suggests Bitcoin Will Be Back In The Driver Seat After Ethereum Merge This cost basis can also naturally be calculated specifically for different holder groups. The relevant cohorts here are the “long-term holders” and the “short-term holders”; here is a chart showing the trend in the realized prices of these two groups over the last several years: The values of the two metrics seem to be approaching each other | Source: Glassnode's The Week Onchain - Week 37, 2022 Long-term holders (LTHs) include all those Bitcoin investors who have been holding onto their coins since at least 155 days ago, while short-term holders (STHs) are those who have kept their coins still for less t...