What to know : Compass Point analysts say the crypto bear market is in its "final innings," with bitcoin likely to bottom between $60,000 and $68,000 absent a broader U.S. equity bear market. They see strong long-term holder support around $65,000 but warn that the $70,000 to $80,000 range is an "air pocket" with little structural support and continued risk from ETF outflows. A deeper drop toward $55,000 would likely require a major risk-off shock similar to 2022, even as regulatory progress inches forward and funding rates hint that a cyclical bottom may be nearing.
The crypto market may be closing in on the bottom of its current downturn, but analysts at Compass Point say it will take a broader risk-off event to push bitcoin significantly lower.
“While near-term risk remains skewed to the downside, we believe we're approaching the final innings of the crypto bear market,” analysts Ed Engel and Michael Donovan wrote in a report Monday. “Further downside would likely require a U.S. equity bear market.”
Their base case calls for bitcoin to bottom between $60,000 and $68,000, a zone where long-term holders have shown buying conviction in past cycles. “We see very strong support within this range and our base case assumes BTC bottoms near ~$65k,” they wrote. “Of BTC owned by Long-term Holders (6+ months), 7% was acquired between $60-68k.”
Bitcoin recently broke below $81,000 to as low as $74,532 over the weekend, a level the analysts say reflects the average cost basis for both bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors and the broader market. “Bitcoin ETFs recorded $3bn net outflows since 1/15. With over 50% of ETF AUM now underwater, we see risk that outflows remain elevated while ~$81-83k becomes overhead resistance,” they wrote.
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'Air pocket'
The price range between $70,000 and $80,000 now presents an “air pocket,” with little structural support above $70,000, according to Engel and Donovan.
“Less than 1% of Long-term Holder supply was acquired within this range,” they said, pointing to the potential for further selling pressure.
If bitcoin falls through the $60,000–$68,000 support range, the next stop could be around $55,000 — but only under more extreme conditions. “Past bear markets have bottomed below the average cost basis for all historical buyers,” they said. That level currently sits around $55,000, but “during the 2022 bear market, it took the combination of an equity bear market and several high-profile crypto bankruptcies to breach BTC's average cost basis.”
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