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BTC Market Now 'Extremely Bearish,' Says CryptoQuant: Asia Morning Briefing
On-chain metrics shows BTC entering an “extremely bearish” phase, with potential downside to $91K or even $72K if key support fails, though Glassnode sees it as a mid-cycle correction rather than full capitulation.
Updated Nov 7, 2025, 6:29 a.m. Published Nov 7, 2025, 2:02 a.m.
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What to know:
- Bitcoin's price dropped below a key support level, signaling potential further declines unless it recovers quickly.
- CryptoQuant reports a bearish market trend, while Glassnode suggests the market is in a mid-cycle correction.
- Gold prices rose as investors sought safety amid a global equities sell-off, despite strong U.S. jobs data.
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Bitcoin hovered around $101,000 as the Friday trading day began in Hong Kong, as on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant warned that market conditions have turned “extremely bearish.”
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In its latest weekly report, CryptoQuant said Bitcoin’s drop under the 365-day moving average of $102,000 marked the loss of a key technical and psychological support that previously defined the bottom of this bull cycle. The firm’s Bull Score Index — a composite measure of market strength — has fallen to zero for the first time since June 2022, a signal last seen before the previous bear market.
CryptoQuant added that traders’ on-chain realized price bands now point to potential downside targets near $72,000 if BTC fails to recover above $100,000 soon.
It also identified the $91,000 region, based on Metcalfe’s network valuation model, as the next structural support level. “Failure to reclaim the 365-day moving average quickly could trigger a much larger correction,” the firm said.
The report follows weeks of weakening fundamentals, including falling inflows, reduced network activity, and a flattening of key on-chain valuation metrics. CryptoQuant analysts said the setup now resembles late 2021, when a similar break below the long-term average confirmed the start of a prolonged drawdown.
Still, this view is not universal.
In a report from earlier this week titled “Defending $100K,” Glassnode wrote that the market remains “cautious, oversold, but not yet deeply capitulated,” with 71% of supply still in profit and unrealized losses contained to just 3.1% of market cap.
While long-term holders are selling and ETF outflows continue, Glassnode says the current phase is a mid-cycle correction rather than the start of a bear market.
Market Movement
BTC: Bitcoin slipped as low as $100,420 overnight before recovering slightly to trade around $101,000 in Asia hours, extending a weeklong decline that’s wiped nearly 7% from its value.
ETH: Ether fell to an intraday low of $3,285 before edging back to $3,310 in early Asia trading, down about 2% on the day and roughly 13% over the past week.
Gold: Gold rebounded toward the $4,000 level on Wednesday, rising as much as 1.5% to $3,989.53 an ounce as investors sought safety amid a global equities sell-off, even as strong U.S. jobs data tempered expectations for further Fed rate cuts.
Nikkei 225: Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday, tracking Wall Street’s tech-led sell-off as AI stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Palantir slumped, while investors awaited China’s trade data expected to show weaker exports and imports.
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CORRECTION (Nov. 7, 06:00 UTC): Corrects attribution of 'bearish' comment in headline.
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