Global financial markets continued to tumble on April 7, as US equities dropped more than 3%, wiping more than $2 trillion in value on market open. The pullback saw the S&P 500 drop 2.79%, with the index officially entering a bear market, following a 20% decline from its recent all-time highs.

However, the SPX momentarily rallied by 6% after a rumor began to spread on X that US President Donald Trump was contemplating a 90-day tariff pause. Bitcoin (BTC) price also rallied above $80,000, but after 30 minutes of positive price action, the White House confirmed that the rumor was not true.

_Source: X_

The S&P 500 is currently in positive territory for the day. Still, despite this uptick, the sustainability of the recovery remains uncertain as bearish undercurrents remain the same as before the tariff-pause rumor started to circulate.

In Asia trading sessions, where economies heavily depend on favorable global trade, stock markets plummeted. Hong Kong’s equity index suffered a staggering 13% drop, marking its worst performance since the Asian financial crisis. Major indexes in Shanghai, Taipei, and Tokyo also saw sharp declines, ranging from 7% to 10%.

In fact, the Nikkei 22 futures suspended trading after it hit circuit breakers during its session.

Tensions continued to escalate between the US and China after President Trump confirmed an additional 50% tariff on Chinese exports on April 9 if the country did not withdraw its initial 34% tariffs on the US by April 8.

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## Bitcoin hits yearly lows, but BTC whales are accumulating

After initially demonstrating a decoupling from the US indexes on April 3 and April 4, Bitcoin price dipped 6.5% over the weekend and dropped to new yearly lows at $74,457 on April 7. This is Bitcoin’s lowest price since Nov. 7, with speculators expecting further drawdowns in the charts. Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, said,

> “Don’t catch the falling knife. Conditions have not improved for Bitcoin > yet. Only one bull signal is on in the Bull Score Index.”

On a positive note, Glassnode data revealed that BTC whales (holding over 10,000 BTC) are intensifying accumulation while smaller holders continue to distribute. The Accumulation Trend Score for whales briefly hit a perfect 1.0 around April 1, reflecting a 15-day buying spree–the most significant since late August 2024.

_Trend Accumulation Score by Bitcoin holders. Source: X.com_

Since March 11, whales have added 129,000 BTC, scoring at 0.65, indicating steady accumulation. Meanwhile, cohorts holding less than 1 BTC to 100 BTC have shifted to distribution, with scores dropping to 0.1-0.2 for most of 2025.

This trend aligns with Bitcoin finding support at $74,000, a level backed by over 50,000 BTC held by investors dormant since March 10.

Meanwhile, Axel Adler Jr., a Bitcoin researcher, also pointed out that the supply dynamics metric indicates that the new Bitcoin supply is currently outpacing the annual change in active coins. A positive uptick indicates growing demand or accumulation in the market, and historically, such increases in this metric have coincided with Bitcoin price recoveries.

_Bitcoin yearly supply change and new coins. Source: Axel Adler Jr._

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