Bitcoin’s Supply On Exchange Tightens: Could a New Bull Run Be Just Weeks Away?

12 September 2024

According to market signals that have historically preceded major price rallies, Bitcoin is gearing up for its next potential bull run.

A CryptoQuant analyst named ‘Tarek’ has recently highlighted key indicators in a post on the CryptoQuant QuickTake platform, suggesting that Bitcoin’s price might soon experience a significant upward movement.

These indicators include declining Bitcoin reserves on exchanges and increasing stablecoin reserves, which create an optimistic market outlook.

Key Indicators Signal Growing Buying Power

According to the report shared by Tarek, over the past several months, Bitcoin’s exchange reserves have been on a downward trend, a phenomenon that often signals reduced selling pressure.

When investors move their Bitcoin to cold storage, it limits the available supply on exchanges, which can result in a tighter market. This shift in supply dynamics is generally seen as bullish, suggesting that investors are holding their Bitcoin with the expectation of future price increases.

In contrast to the decreasing Bitcoin reserves, Tarek highlighted that stablecoin reserves on exchanges are also rising.

Notably, stablecoins such as USDT and USDC are widely used to store value during market uncertainty, allowing traders to deploy capital quickly when the right opportunity arises.

The rising stablecoin reserves suggest that market participants are preparing for a potential entry point, further strengthening the bullish outlook for Bitcoin.

This combination of shrinking Bitcoin reserves and rising stablecoin reserves creates an environment ripe for a price breakout. Tarek noted:

The combination of shrinking Bitcoin reserves and rising stablecoin reserves sets the stage for a bullish price breakout. With reduced Bitcoin supply and growing buying power, the market is primed for a potential upward move. Historically, this supply-demand imbalance has led to significant price gains.

Concluding the report, Tarek mentioned that the occurrence of a major rally might be as close as in the “coming weeks,” noting:

As the market supply tightens and buying power builds, we could be on the verge of a price rally. Investors should stay alert for a potential breakout in the coming weeks.

Bitcoin Current Market Performance

Amid the bullishness in Bitcoin’s on-chain data, the asset still struggles to make a major move above the $60,000 psychological price level.

So far, BTC has declined by 1.6% in the past day and 2.3% in the past week, pushing its price below $57,000 once again to trade for $56,047 at the time of writing.

Interestingly, despite the consistent decline in BTC’s price, the daily trading volume of the asset appears to be seeing an opposite trend, rising from below $15 billion last week to above $34 billion.

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