Bitcoin Bull Run at a Major Crossroads As Whales Offload; What’s Next?

Bitcoin (BTC) has opened the first week of November 2025 in a bearish outlook. After closing October with a 3.69% drop, BTC price dropped 3% on Monday, November 3, to trade at about $107,259 at press time.

The continued Bitcoin choppy outlook has increased its midterm fear of further capitulation. According to market data analysis from Binance-backed CoinMarketCap, the crypto fear and greed index hovered around 36, which shows traders’ fear.

According to market data analysis from CryptoQuant, the 365-day Moving Average (MA) has signaled a potential cycle top. If history repeats itself, the Bitcoin price may be trapped in a multi-week bearish trend in the coming months.

The midterm bearish sentiment for Bitcoin price was exaggerated by its October bearish close for the first time in six years. Notably, the last time that Bitcoin price recorded a negative monthly close in October was in 2018, which was followed by a 36% drop in November and 5% in December.

The midterm bearish sentiment for Bitcoin is bolstered by the low demand from long-term holders. According to market data from CryptoQuant, the long-term Bitcoin investor offloaded 405,000 BTC during the past 30 days.

The notable BTC selloff by long-term investors has coincided with the low demand from institutions such as Strategy, which has been making significantly fewer weekly purchases compared to earlier this year.

According to on-chain data analysis from CryptoQuant, Bitcoin whales’ unrealized profits have not hit extreme levels akin to prior bull market cycles.

As such, Ki Young Ju, the founder of CryptoQuant, noted that it is either that Bitcoin’s bull rally has not yet happened or the crypto market is too big for extreme profit ratios.

From a technical analysis standpoint, the BTC/USD pair has been retesting a crucial support level. In the weekly timeframe, the BTC/USD pair will either rebound towards its euphoric phase of the 2025 bull market or capitulate towards $69k.

If the BTC/USD pair rebounds from the current support levels, several analysts led by Tom Lee and Arthur Hayes expect the asset to hit at least $200k. The bullish sentiment for Bitcoin has the upper hand backed by the expected capital rotation from gold, which recently signaled a rally top.