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Bitcoin: An Unfortunate Pattern [Update]

The analysis highlights a low stablecoin pool (≈8.5%) alongside elevated Bitcoin prices (~$91,000), and argues that stablecoins have both masked Bitcoin’s rising market share and constrained altcoin participation. Stablecoin dominance has shown corrective weekly-period breaches and is currently backtesting a breakout, a structurally bullish signal, while Bitcoin dominance often resumes trend without full moving-average retests. However, a 200-day rejection pattern and historical June sweeps below prior lows raise the prospect that downside risk and bear-market dynamics remain relevant.

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Key Takeaways

With stablecoin dominance near 8.5% while Bitcoin traded around $91,000, the relatively small stablecoin pool has been masking underlying Bitcoin market‑share strength — when stablecoins are excluded Bitcoin dominance sits near prior highs (June 2025), so a rotation out of stablecoins could materially amplify Bitcoin’s share in a future bull phase.

Stablecoin dominance is currently backtesting its breakout and forming higher highs and higher lows, a structurally bullish setup; however, that persistent stablecoin pool tends to suppress altcoin share and can influence the timing and magnitude of any subsequent Bitcoin‑dominance expansion.

Broader cycle signals create tangible downside risk: Bitcoin’s rejection at the 200‑day (echoing 2018 and 2022), together with historical 21‑week EMA breaches during corrective phases (March/Aug/Oct 2022) and June sweeps below prior February lows, undermine the higher‑low recovery and support the view the bear market may still be intact.

BITCOIN-DOMINANCE

Incomplete Retests — Bitcoin dominance tends to form a base, break out on the weekly, then pull back without fully reaching the 20-week SMA / 21-week EMA before accelerating higher, suggesting post-breakout pullbacks may not require full moving-average retests prior to trend continuation.

“Like it broke out, and then it didn't quite get there before ripping higher.”

MARKET-CYCLE

200-Day Rejection — Bitcoin was rejected off the 200-day—echoing 2018 and 2022—and that rejection coincided with stablecoin dominance sweeping below the 21-week EMA. The last two cycles showed a February low, a higher April low, a May high at the 200-day, then a June sweep below the February low; that sweep undermines the higher-low recovery and leaves renewed downside risk, supporting the view that the bear market may still be intact.

“What you'll notice is that it also got rejected off the 200-day in 2022 and also in 2018. Right?…”

STABLECOIN-DOMINANCE

Stablecoin Scarcity — Stablecoin dominance was roughly 8.5% while Bitcoin traded near $91,000, creating a backdrop in which a relatively small stablecoin pool coincided with elevated Bitcoin prices and framed subsequent market-structure observations.

“And back then, you can see stablecoin dominance was at like 8 and 1/2%. Bitcoin was like 91K.”

21-Week Breaches — Stablecoin dominance has historically dipped just below the 21-week EMA / 20-week SMA during corrective phases (March, August and October 2022) before resuming higher, implying those weekly-period breaches were often corrective rather than trend reversals.

“If you look at the last bear market, you'll notice how oftentimes stablecoin dominance would come just below that 21-week EMA, 20-week SMA before then going back up…”

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