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  Bitcoin speculators are dealing with "a degree of panic" as their BTC holdings sit in unrealized loss, says Glassnode. 
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 <p>Bitcoin (BTC) speculators are in “panic” mode as nearly all of them are in the red, research says.</p> 
 <p>In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain,” analytics firm Glassnode revealed 97.5% <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="unrealized" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/unrealized.html">unrealized</a> losses among Bitcoin’s <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="short-term" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/short-term.html">short-term</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="holder" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/holder.html">holder</a>s (STHs).</p> 
 <h2 id="research-warns-of-non-trivial-bitcoin-sentiment-slide">Research warns of "non-trivial" Bitcoin sentiment slide</h2> 
 <p>BTC price action in recent months has tested the resolve of investors, but none more so than those who bought BTC over the past three months.</p> 
 <p>STHs, which correspond to entities hodling coins for 155 days or less, have seen their aggregate cost basis fail as market support.</p> 
 <p>As Glassnode notes, as of Sep. 17, the cost basis for those not spending BTC is now $28,000 — around 5% above current spot price.</p> 
 <p>As part of its research, the firm separated the STH cohort into holders and spenders, discovering “a relationship between abrupt changes in implied (unrealized) profitability and the shift in spending by STHs (realized profitability).”</p> 
 <p>The result, it says, is what it calls a “non-trivial change in sentiment.”</p> 
 <p>“From this perspective, we can see that the cost basis of STHs who are spending fell below the cost basis of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="holder" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/holder.html">holder</a>s as the market sold off from $29k to $26k in mid-August,” “The Week On-Chain” explained. </p> 
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   “This suggests a degree of panic and negative sentiment has taken hold in the near term.” 
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  <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> <em>Bitcoin STH holder and spender data annotated chart (screenshot). Source: Glassnode</em> 
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 <h2 id="a-degree-of-panic">"A degree of panic"</h2> 
 <p>The findings chime with the overall sense of caution among Bitcoin traders and analysts, with many predicting a test of lower levels still to come.</p> 
 <p><strong><em>Related:&nbsp;What volatility? Bitcoin price dismisses FOMC, Mt. Gox with $26.7K dip</em></strong></p> 
 <p>Opinion is far from unanimous, however, as optimists eye a change of fortunes for BTC price performance beginning in Q4.</p> 
 <p>As Cointelegraph reported earlier this week, meanwhile, classic sentiment gauge, the Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index, remains only modestly bearish at current price levels.</p> 
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  <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> <em>Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index (screenshot). Source: Alternative.me</em> 
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 <p>Nonetheless, for STHs, the threat of permanent loss appears to feel all too real.</p> 
 <p>Glassnode analysts unveiled a trend confidence metric, which subtracts spender cost basis from <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="holder" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/holder.html">holder</a> cost basis and divides by the BTC price.</p> 
 <p>“The Bitcoin market is experiencing a non-trivial shift in sentiment, with almost all Short-Term Holders now underwater on their supply,” the firm wrote in part of its conclusion. </p> 
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   “This has resulted in a negative shift in sentiment, with investors spending now having a lower cost basis than the rest of the cohort. This suggests a degree of panic is dominating this group, which is the first time since FTX collapsed.” 
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  <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> <em>Bitcoin new investor confidence annotated chart (screenshot). Source: Glassnode</em> 
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 <p class="post-content__disclaimer">This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision. </p> 
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/bitcoin-short-term-holders-panic-amid-nearly-100-unrealized-loss-tbt63541.html">https://thebittimes.com/bitcoin-short-term-holders-panic-amid-nearly-100-unrealized-loss-tbt63541.html</a></p>

Bitcoin short-term holders 'panic' amid nearly 100% unrealized loss

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