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On-chain# metrics analysis
The pressure from profit-taking in $BTC has been reduced to its lightest level since data became available.
The current reading is 84%, which is 136 percentage points away from the 220% frenzy threshold; and the current dip to around 20% is more thorough than the bottoms of the bear markets in 2017 and 2021.
However, 84% only indicates light selling pressure and a cheap price; it is never a buying opportunity in itself. What's truly needed is price structure confirmation: a move above $86,600 would open up further upside, while a drop below $79,700 would indicate the rally was ineffective.
The Unrealized Profit Pressure Ratio (excluding ETF entities) measures the extent to which unrealized profits have accumulated in the on-chain tokens.
The reading is calculated relative to the overall network cost base, so the higher the reading, the greater the potential selling pressure.
The red line at 220% in the figure
@ForeDex_Global is the marked frenzy threshold, and the horizontal connection is marked with a dashed line.
The chart is composed of three superimposed parts, labeled as Adjusted UPSR (blue line), Bitcoin price (white line, logarithmic scale), and Euphoria 220% (red dashed line).
It should be noted that the calculation method includes excluding ETF entities, so low-cost shares in ETF custody addresses will not be included in the cost base.
This is crucial: if no exclusion is made, the large amount of shares accumulated by spot ETFs at low levels will systematically suppress the entire reading system, thereby distorting the cycle comparison.
In early 2016, mid-2020, and late 2023, the indicator climbed back above 84% after falling below it, followed by three major upward movements lasting several months each. Now, the price has rebounded 37% from its low, and the reading has returned to 84%, exhibiting a pattern similar to those three previous instances.
MVRV is 1.54, with the average cost across the entire network estimated at around $54,000; NUPL is 0.38; SOPR is close to 1.00; the Fear & Greed Index is 50; on October 28th, spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $137 million, of which IBIT saw $136 million. Profit-taking has been completed, sentiment is neutral, and incremental funds are tentatively returning—it's neither a frenzy nor a crash.
After excluding ETFs, the indicator doesn't show the cost basis of ETF holders, resulting in a cleaner reading. It's a thermometer of existing on-chain tokens, not a sentiment indicator for the entire market. ETF funds might provide support today, but they could become new selling pressure tomorrow.
84% is a necessary condition, not a sufficient one. No need to guess, just look at the price structure: if it rises above $86,600 and holds, the upside potential is $96,900; if it falls below $79,700, it indicates this rebound is false, and the indicator will fall back below 84%.
Don't chase the rise, don't try to guess the bottom, wait for the structure.