Bitcoin

Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) traders expected a short-term bounce as a key BTC price metric sank to its lowest levels in almost three years.&nbsp;Data from <a href="https://subscription.cointelegraph.com/?_gl=1*7499wx*_ga*MTQ0MzQ0NzI4Ny4xNzE2MzY1NTA0*_ga_53R24TEEB1*MTcxNjM2NTUwNC4xLjEuMTcxNjM2Njg2MC4wLjAuMA.." rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph Markets Pro</a> and <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTCUSD/?exchange=BINANCE" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">TradingView</a> revealed extremely “oversold” conditions on the BTC/USD relative strength index (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/here-s-3-ways-the-relative-strength-index-rsi-can-be-used-as-a-sell-signal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">RSI</a>).
Key takeaways:
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 <li>Bitcoin’s “most oversold” RSI, historically tied to major BTC price rallies, suggests a price reversal in the short term.</li>
 <li>Bitcoin’s network value-to-transaction ratio shows it is undervalued at current levels.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="btc-price-dip-sends-rsi-back-to-2023">BTC price dip sends RSI back to 2023</h2>
<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-implodes-as-volatility-from-big-tech-ai-bubble-fears-spreads-to-crypto" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Bitcoin’s 36% drop to $80,500 on Nov. 21</a> from its all-time high of $126,000 has significantly impacted high-time frame RSI.
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On the weekly chart, the RSI fell from local highs of 64 in September to 35 at the time of writing, levels last seen in January 2023 when Bitcoin traded around $15,500-$17,000.
“Historically, when the weekly RSI tags this level, it’s time to pay attention,” <a href="https://x.com/CryptoJelleNL/status/2001942452899594697" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a> analyst Jelle in an X post on Friday, adding:
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 “Either we’re close to a bottom, or we’re in for a lot more pain soon enough.”
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 <img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-12/019b36a9-2b45-788e-bf77-9b428e40eae3.png" title="" alt="Bitcoin weekly RSI falls to most oversold levels since $15K BTC price">
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 BTC/USD weekly chart. Source: Cointelegraph/<a href="https://www.tradingview.com/x/0W6wEvmA/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">TradingView</a>
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RSI measures trend strength and contains three key levels for observers: the 30 oversold boundary, the 50 midpoint and the 70 overbought threshold.
When the price crosses these levels, depending on the direction, traders can make inferences about the future of a given uptrend or downtrend. During bull markets, ETH regularly spends extended periods in overbought territory.
“Bitcoin looks the most oversold it’s been all cycle,” <a href="https://x.com/misterrcrypto/status/2001941072055075162?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a> Mister Crypto in a Friday X post, referring to the Stochastic RSI, also shown in the two-week chart below.
<blockquote>
 “A bounce is very likely.”
</blockquote>
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 <img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-12/019b36a9-327c-790b-b1f3-3ddfc5b6ce0d.jpg" title="" alt="Bitcoin weekly RSI falls to most oversold levels since $15K BTC price">
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 BTC/USD two-week chart. Source: Mister Crypto
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Not all traders were quick to suggest that the BTC price was due for a relief bounce due to the overbought conditions.
“When $BTC was this oversold in 2018, it dumped another 49%. In 2022, it dumped another 58%,” <a href="https://x.com/LarkDavis/status/2001317744218624061" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a> YouTuber Lark Davis in an X post, adding that Bitcoin could go another 40% lower.&nbsp;
<blockquote>
 “These bottoms can take way longer to form than you think, and they can bring more pain than you think.”
</blockquote>
As <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hunts-liquidity-us-cpi-inflation-lowest-since-2021" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph reported</a>, a heavy concentration of liquidity clusters above the spot price supports the case of a possible short-term BTC/USD reversal.&nbsp;
<h2 id="bitcoin-is-currently-undervalued-at-87-000">Bitcoin is currently undervalued at $87,000</h2>
Onchain data provider CryptoQuant has explained how Bitcoin could currently be undervalued based on its network value to transaction (NVT), a metric that compares market cap to its actual network usage.&nbsp;
The chart below shows that Bitcoin’s NVT Golden Cross dropped to a historically depressed level near -0.6, “a zone that reflects a structural undervaluation of the network,” CryptoQuant analyst MorenoDV_ <a href="https://cryptoquant.com/insights/quicktake/6944371b6f89e81772a33c95-Bitcoins-Valuation-Reset-Is-Happening-Again?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=sns&amp;utm_campaign=quicktake&amp;utm_content=morenodv" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a> in his latest Quicktake analysis.
The metric has increased slightly to -0.32 over the last few days, an indication that the price is beginning to realign with transaction-driven fundamentals after a sharp valuation discount.&nbsp;
However, “indicator remains in negative territory, meaning Bitcoin is still priced conservatively relative to its network utility,” the analyst said, adding:
<blockquote>
 “The present setup points to a market transitioning from deep undervaluation toward equilibrium, a phase historically associated with accumulation and structurally healthier price discovery.”
</blockquote>
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 <img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-12/019b36a9-3991-72b5-b54e-681263973f3f.png" title="" alt="Bitcoin weekly RSI falls to most oversold levels since $15K BTC price">
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 Bitcoin: NVT golden cross. Source: CryptoQuant
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“Price is now recovering, but valuation is still discounted relative to usage,” <a href="https://x.com/CryptosR_Us/status/2001872636180037924" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a> analyst CryptosRus in response to MorenoDV_ analysis, adding:
<blockquote>
 “That setup has only shown up a handful of times in Bitcoin’s history.”
</blockquote>
Note that the last two times when the NVT Golden Cross reached such levels were in April 2025 and at the bottom of the 2022 bear market, preceding 60% and 350% BTC price rallies, respectively.&nbsp;
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