Bitcoin’s price remains below the $100,000 mark, trading at $98,000 at the time of writing. While this positions its daily performance in positive territory, the larger picture suggests continued bearish pressure.
Over the past month, Bitcoin has declined by 6%, and its current price represents a 10% decrease from the all-time high above $109,000 recorded last month. This prolonged downturn has led market participants to closely examine on-chain metrics for clues about what might come next.
Short-Term Bitcoin Sellers Are Fading
One key indicator, the Short-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (STH SOPR), has gained attention recently from a CryptoQuant Analyst.
The analyst known as Burak Kesmeci in a recent upload on the QuickTae platform revealed that STH SOPR which measures whether short-term holders—those who have held their coins for less than 155 days—are selling at a profit or a loss appears to now be fading.
A value above 1.00 indicates profit-taking, while a value below 1.00 suggests losses. In 2025 so far, this metric has shown that short-term holders have sold at a loss during three notable corrections.
According to the analyst, on January 8, Bitcoin’s price dropped from $104K to $92K, driving STH SOPR down to 0.987. Similarly, on January 27, a correction from $106K to $102K pushed the ratio to 0.990, and on February 2, a plunge from $104K to $91K brought it to 0.984.
Short-Term Holders and Future Market Sentiment
Kesmeci revealed that Bitcoin appears to be consolidating between $94K and $97K, with STH SOPR at 0.998. This near-neutral level suggests that short-term holders are no longer selling at significant losses, indicating that the fear-driven selling seen earlier in the year may be subsiding.
This shift is quite noteworthy because sentiment among short-term holders often plays a critical role in the market’s overall trajectory. When short-term holders start turning a profit, they are more likely to share positive experiences, potentially encouraging new investors to enter the market.
This dynamic can help accelerate upward momentum, laying the groundwork for the next bullish phase. The recent stabilization of STH SOPR, along with Bitcoin’s steady price range, may set the stage for a stronger rally in the months ahead.
However, while it is still early to determine the direction of the next major market move, the near-neutral STH SOPR suggests that selling pressure from short-term holders has overall diminished.
This could pave the way for a more stable price environment, and if positive sentiment continues to grow, Bitcoin may see renewed interest and an eventual return to higher price levels.
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Samuel Edyme
Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others.
Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more determined, channeling his experience into over three years of insightful market analysis.
Before becoming the voice of reason in the crypto space, Edyme was the quintessential crypto degen. He aped into anything that promised a quick buck, anything ape-able, learning the ropes the hard way. These hands-on experience through major market events—like the Terra Luna crash, the wave of bankruptcies in crypto firms, the notorious FTX collapse, and even CZ’s arrest—has honed his keen sense of market dynamics.
When he isn’t crafting engaging crypto content, you’ll find Edyme backtesting charts, studying both forex and synthetic indices. His dedication to mastering the art of trading is as relentless as his pursuit of the next big story. Away from his screens, he can be found in the gym, airpods in, working out and listening to his favorite artist, NF. Or maybe he’s catching some Z’s or scrolling through Elon Musk’s very own X platform—(oops, another screen activity, my bad…)
Well, being an introvert, Edyme thrives in the digital realm, preferring online interaction over offline encounters—(don’t judge, that’s just how he is built). His determination is quite unwavering to be honest, and he embodies the philosophy of continuous improvement, or “kaizen,” striving to be 1% better every day. His mantras, “God knows best” and “Everything is still on track,” reflect his resilient outlook and how he lives his life.
In a nutshell, Samuel Edyme was born efficient, driven by ambition, and perhaps a touch fierce. He’s neither artistic nor unrealistic, and certainly not chauvinistic. Think of him as Bruce Willis in a train wreck—unflappable. Edyme is like trading in your car for a jet—bold. He’s the guy who’d ask his boss for a pay cut just to prove a point—(uhhh…). He is like watching your kid take his first steps. Imagine Bill Gates struggling with rent—okay, maybe that’s a stretch, but you get the idea, yeah. Unbelievable? Yes. Inconceivable? Perhaps.
Edyme sees himself as a fairly reasonable guy, albeit a bit stubborn. Normal to you is not to him. He is not the one to take the easy road, and why would he? That’s just not the way he roll. He has these favorite lyrics from NF’s “Clouds” that resonate deeply with him: “What you think’s probably unfeasible, I’ve done already a hundredfold.”
PS—Edyme is HIM. HIM-buktu. Him-mulation. Him-Kardashian. Himon and Pumba. He even had his DNA tested, and guess what? He’s 100% Him-alayan. Screw it, he ate the opp.
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