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#929 Will Clemente On Bitcoin Investors Refusing To Sell Their Bitcoin

4/23/2022 · 26 min · transcript via mlx

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Key topics

— Bitcoin currently sits in "no man's land" between the momentum threshold of $47K and the value threshold of low $30K, with no clear catalyst to ignite bullish sentiment.

— One-day correlation between Bitcoin and NASDAQ has reached an unprecedented 0.98, meaning BTC is trading tick-for-tick with tech stocks rather than moving independently.

— Short-term holder cost basis and exponential moving averages suggest a failed underside retest at $47K similar to mid-2018, signaling continued caution from a high timeframe perspective.

— All-time high supply of Bitcoin that hasn't moved in 12+ months indicates a convicted hodler base accumulating despite macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical risk.

— "Supply gentrification" thesis describes a transfer of Bitcoin holdings from traditional finance entities (viewing BTC as high-beta risk asset) to crypto-native believers (viewing BTC as store of value).

— Whale balances, exchange net outflows, and other on-chain metrics show early signs of accumulation and potential breakout from a downtrend that began in September.

Market & price signals

— Bitcoin is trapped between momentum ($47K) and value ($30K-$35K) thresholds with no clear breakout direction. The correlation between BTC and NASDAQ is at an all-time high of 0.98, the highest sustained block ever recorded, indicating Bitcoin is moving in lockstep with tech equities. NASDAQ is down roughly 18-20% from its highs while Bitcoin supply at rest (unmoved in 12+ months) has hit an all-time high—suggesting accumulation despite macro headwinds. Whale balances (entities holding 1,000+ BTC, excluding known institutional custodians) have begun increasing over the past month after a downtrend since September, and exchange outflows are at the fourth-highest rate ever recorded.

Actionable insights

— Monitor the $47K level closely: sustained closes above it would signal momentum returning to the market; failure to hold signals continued sideways consolidation or further downside toward the $30K-$35K value zone.

— Recognize that the current high NASDAQ correlation is likely temporary and historically tends to reverse sharply when it becomes consensus on social media; decoupling from tech stocks would likely trigger reflexivity-driven FOMO once it becomes visible.

— Understand that on-chain accumulation by convicted hodlers and whales is occurring beneath the surface despite price stagnation; this supply transfer from traders to believers will eventually complete and lay the foundation for explosive moves, though timing is uncertain (conservatively within 12 months).

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