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#592 Strong Hands Are Aggressively Accumulating Bitcoin w/ Will Clemente

6/27/2021 · 24 min · transcript via mlx

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Strong hands (long-term holders) are accumulating Bitcoin while short-term speculators are selling, creating a bullish divergence between buying behavior and falling prices.

The illiquid supply change metric shows $95,800 in supply movement to experienced holders over 30 days, indicating institutional and whale-level accumulation.

New entity (user) growth is exploding upward, primarily retail participants under 10 BTC, suggesting mass adoption in regions like Latin America.

SOPR (Spent Output Profit Ratio) and short-term holder capitulation metrics indicate panic selling from inexperienced market participants.

Miners in China have reduced holdings by only ~5,125 BTC, suggesting their selling pressure is not a major driver of the recent price decline despite hash rate collapse.

Clemente developed a new "OTC desk outflow stock RSI signal" (proposed "Clemente signal") showing ~90% accuracy in timing buy and sell signals over the past year.

Market & price signals

Bitcoin price oscillating between $30,000–$35,000 with technical analysts calling for lower prices. Long-term holders added 579,940 BTC over the last 30 days while short-term holders reduced holdings by 521,983 BTC, creating a ~20,000 BTC weekly offset favoring accumulation. Stablecoin supply ratio oscillator moving out of capitulation zones, signaling capital rotation back into the market—pattern resembles March 2020 crash, late 2018, and September 2020 before year-end rally. Hash rate dropped to lowest daily average in over a year due to China mining crackdown (~early June); difficulty adjustment expected ~July 1st.

Actionable insights

Accumulation signal: When experienced holders buy while price falls and retail panics, historical precedent (late 2016, mid-2013, early 2018) suggests this precedes significant recoveries; patience is rewarded for long-term holders.

Monitor OTC outflows: Clemente's new stock RSI indicator on OTC desk activity flashed a buy signal; track this metric for institutional entry points, as it has timed major reversals accurately over the past year.

Retail adoption boom: Explosive growth in sub-10 BTC holder count suggests mainstream adoption (potentially Latin America), which is bullish for long-term adoption but may require new speculators to drive short-term price recovery.

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