{"id":22726,"date":"2026-02-25T09:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-bounce-shaky-glassnode-flags-extended-sell-side-pressure-ahead\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:42:47","slug":"bitcoin-bounce-shaky-glassnode-flags-extended-sell-side-pressure-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-bounce-shaky-glassnode-flags-extended-sell-side-pressure-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin bounce shaky: Glassnode flags extended sell-side pressure ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p>BTC is down ~28% this month; Glassnode\u2019s sub\u20111 realized P\/L ratio signals 5\u20136 more months of downside pressure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_a04f4611a49ab31c5ae4627eaabe1805\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BTC trades near ~$63k after a sharp February selloff, about 47% below its ~$126k ATH from October 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Glassnode\u2019s 90D realized profit\/loss ratio has fallen below 1, historically preceding at least 5\u20136 months where realized losses dominate realized profits.<\/li>\n<li>In prior cycles, BTC dropped ~25% over six months in 2022 and &gt;50% over five months in 2018 after this metric flipped sub\u20111, implying risk of further drawdown if patterns repeat.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin has approached previous highs following a sharp decline in February, though blockchain analytics firm Glassnode has indicated further downward pressure may persist for several months, according to the company\u2019s recent analysis.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Glassnode reported that Bitcoin\u2019s realized profit\/loss ratio, measured as a 90-day moving average, has fallen below 1. The firm stated this metric suggests the decline could continue for an additional five to six months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How Long Until Bitcoin Recovers?<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s recovery remains uncertain as extreme fear and weak on-chain signals dominate late February.<\/p>\n<p>According to Glassnode, the Realized Profit\/Loss Ratio (90D-SMA) has fallen below 1.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, when this metric drops below 1, it signals\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obx9qgb5C1\">pic.twitter.com\/obx9qgb5C1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CFN (@cryptoflairnews) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoflairnews\/status\/2026243347497529710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a post on social media platform X, Glassnode cited historical data showing that drops in the Realized Profit\/Loss Ratio below 1 have preceded decline periods lasting at least six months. The firm noted that a return above 1 generally indicates a decrease in selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The analytics company referenced the 2022 and 2018 bear markets as comparative examples. During the 2022 bear market, Bitcoin declined 25% in value six months after its profit\/loss ratio fell below 1, according to Glassnode. Under similar conditions in 2018, Bitcoin experienced a drop exceeding 50% over five months.<\/p>\n<p>Glassnode stated that if historical patterns repeat, the cryptocurrency\u2019s price could continue its downward trend for five months or longer.<\/p>\n<p>The Realized Profit\/Loss Ratio measures the ratio of profits to losses realized on the Bitcoin network, providing insight into market sentiment and selling pressure among holders.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTC is down ~28% this month; Glassnode\u2019s sub\u20111 realized P\/L ratio signals 5\u20136 more months of downside pressure. Summary BTC trades near ~$63k after a sharp February selloff, about 47%&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22727,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22726\/revisions\/22727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}