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Bitcoin’s next major move may hinge less on sentiment and more on U.S. dollar 
flows, as shifting Federal Reserve liquidity conditions set the stage for a 
potential crypto rebound driven by macro forces. Fed Balance Sheet Reversal 
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macro-driven outlook for crypto markets tied […]

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On-chain analytics firm Santiment has revealed how Bitcoin is currently in a 
bullish zone based on the behavior of whale and retail investors. Bitcoin 
Major &amp; Retail Entities Have Shown Opposite Trajectories Recently In a new 
post on X, Santiment has talked about how Bitcoin investor behavior currently 
compares between the top and low ends. Sharks and whales make up for the 
former category, while retail investors represent the latter. Formally, the 
wallet ranges of the two sides of the market are defined as 10 to 10,000 BTC 
and less than 0.01 BTC. Below is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the 
trend in the Bitcoin supply held by each of these cohorts over the last few 
months. Related Reading: Bitcoin Fear &amp; Greed Index Turns ‘Neutral’ For First 
Time Since October As is visible in the graph, the Bitcoin sharks and whales 
have seen their combined supply rise during the last few days, indicating that 
the large investors have been accumulating. Meanwhile, the retail investors 
have sold instead. This could imply that the big-money hands are backing the 
latest price rally, while small holders don&#8217;t believe the run will last, so 
they are exiting with their profits. If history is to go by, this may actually 
be a positive signal. According to the analytics firm, whale and retail 
behavior diverging in this manner puts the market in what it defines as the 
&#8220;Very Bullish&#8221; zone. &#8220;This is the ideal setup for a bull run,&#8221; noted 
Santiment. In the chart, the analytics firm has also highlighted four other 
zones for BTC based on the trajectories followed by the whale and retail 
supplies. &#8220;Very Bearish&#8221; (colored in red) follows the same contrarian logic as 
the Very Bullish region, with the zone appearing when large entities are 
selling, and retail is accumulating. Bearish (orange), Neutral (yellow), and 
Bullish (blue) map out the spectrum between the two extreme regions. Bitcoin&#8217;s 
latest venture into the green Very Bullish zone has come as sharks and whales 
have loaded up on 32,693 BTC (worth about $3.1 billion) since January 10th, 
corresponding to a supply increase of 0.24%. Retail investors have sold 149 
BTC ($14.4 million) in this window instead, equivalent to a drop of 0.30%. 
Related Reading: Litecoin Whale Activity Spikes To 5-Week High: Reversal Or 
Continuation Signal? It now remains to be seen whether BTC will stay in this 
region for long or if another shift in investor behavior will take place. &#8220;How 
long it lasts depends on how long retail doubts the mini rally that has 
formed,&#8221; explains Santiment. BTC Price Bitcoin witnessed a break beyond the 
$97,000 level on Wednesday, but the bullish momentum has since cooled, with 
the BTC price returning to the $96,900 mark. Featured image from Dall-E, chart 
from TradingView.com

Bitcoin Rally Accompanied By ‘Very Bullish’ Whale-Retail Behavior, Santiment Says

The integration marks a key step in the crypto exchange&#8217;s second-phase 
rollout, bringing Uniswap’s markets directly to its layer-2 network.

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