{"id":113834,"date":"2025-11-18T06:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T06:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=113834"},"modified":"2025-11-18T06:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T06:57:52","slug":"crypto-news-today-november-18-why-is-bitcoin-price-dropping-are-we-expecting-a-bear-market-as-bull-run-failed-to-pump-altcoins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=113834","title":{"rendered":"Crypto News Today, November 18: Why is Bitcoin Price Dropping? Are We Expecting a Bear Market as Bull Run Failed to Pump Altcoins?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why is Bitcoin dropping so sharply this week? Bitcoin price has slipped back toward the $90,000 zone, and the altcoins\u2019 bear market has intensified as Ethereum, Solana, and mid-caps continue bleeding double digits.<\/p>\n<p>The question of <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/presales\/why-is-crypto-down-analyst-weighs-in-on-cause-of-market-tumble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">why Bitcoin is dropping<\/a> has dominated discussions, forums, and X. However, current anxiety suggests we may be nearing one of those emotional tipping points where despair tests everyone\u2019s conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t sell because down bad <\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t buy because no money<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ash Crypto (@AshCrypto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshCrypto\/status\/1990531513524629723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10+ Next Crypto to 100X In 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Why Is Bitcoin Price Dropping? Liquidations, Sentiment Collapse, and Technical Pressure<\/h2>\n<p>Just today, Bitcoin price cracked through $90,000 after more than a billion dollars in liquidations, around $800 million of that hitting overleveraged longs. This imbalance alone explains part of why Bitcoin is dropping. As more longs unwind, downside momentum feeds on itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adding to the current pain, outflows from major ETFs are also adding fuel to desperation. We saw nearly a billion dollars pulled in a single day, deepening the altcoins\u2019 bear market as liquidity drained everywhere in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Technically, the chart pattern is not helping either. A fresh death cross formed on Bitcoin\u2019s daily chart, while the RSI slipped into the low 30s, an exhaustion, even if it\u2019s not confirming a reversal.<\/p>\n\n<p>(source \u2013 <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/1YM1GbAn\/?symbol=BITSTAMP%3ABTCUSD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TradingView<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Long-to-short ratios recently dipped below 0.9 for the first time in months, indicating that shorters have finally overwhelmed longs. Historically, this combination of heavy shorts, plunging sentiment, and forced selling resembles the structure of 2022\u2019s capitulation phases, which eventually produced major bottoms.<\/p>\n\n<p>(source \u2013 <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LongShortRatio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CoinGlass<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Seasonally, November tends to be strong, delivering a median gain near 9% across the past decade. But 2025 is an outlier. Inflation surprises and fading odds of a December Fed cut have dragged risk assets like crypto lower, especially with the current tech slump.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to why Bitcoin is dropping, large holders reportedly unloaded hundreds of thousands of BTC across the last few weeks, pushing nearly a third of the supply into unrealized loss territory.<\/p>\n<p>crypto down so bad even the chart is scared to show its face  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RXlZ0YV7TG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/RXlZ0YV7TG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyM2k\/status\/1990591884071481547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-coinbase-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15+ Upcoming Coinbase Listings to Watch in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Is This The Bottom as Altcoins Bear Market Persists?<\/h2>\n<p>The Bitcoin price weakness looks like capitulation rather than the start of a deeper structural failure. Fear and Greed readings plunged into extreme fear, touching levels not seen since late 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cfg-indicator-container\">\n<div class=\"cfg-top-content-holder\">\n\t\t&lt;!&#8211;\n<h4 class=\"cfg-title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"cfg-last-updated\">Last updated: <\/div>\n<p>&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"cfg-title\">Crypto Fear and Greed Index<\/h4>\n<div class=\"cfg-last-updated\">Last updated: Nov 18, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cfg-main-content-holder\">\n<div class=\"cfg-indicator-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"cfg-now-label-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cfg-now-number\">64.47<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cfg-now-label\">Greed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t&lt;!&#8211; <\/p>\n<div class=\"cfg-needle-holder\"> &#8211;&gt;\n<div class=\"cfg-needle\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t&lt;!&#8211; <\/p><\/div>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Sector 1 --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtreme<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFear<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Sector 2 --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFear<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Sector 3 --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeutral<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Sector 4 --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreed<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Sector 5 --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtreme<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreed<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t&lt;!&#8212;-&gt;<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cfg-sentiment-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"cfg-subtitle\">Market Sentiment<\/div>\n<div class=\"cfg-now-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNow <span class=\"cfg-now-label-s\">64.47 Greed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"cfg-yesterday-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\tYesterday <span class=\"cfg-yesterday-label-s\">66.3 Greed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"cfg-week-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLast week <span class=\"cfg-week-label-s\">14.39 Extreme Fear<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Typically, when forums turn hopeless, shorts pile in aggressively, and volatility drains liquidity from altcoins, the ingredients for a reversal quietly assemble. Even in 2018, the brutal November crash reset positioning before a multi-month recovery began.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the chaos, some accumulation signals emerged. Several large wallets absorbed tens of thousands of BTC this week, offering a counterweight to selling pressure. If the Bitcoin price defends the mid-80Ks, it could recreate the stair step bottoming patterns seen in prior cycles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Altcoins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Altcoins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I find it astonishing that sentiment is so down despite Altcoins looking SO good in macro terms.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I can&#8217;t understand it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s going to go so much higher. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uV9mVtwuEN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/uV9mVtwuEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udd44\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd64\ud835\udd65\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd54\u24d7\ud835\udd56  (@el_crypto_prof) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/el_crypto_prof\/status\/1989288682072031485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The altcoin bear market will likely lag any recovery, but clearing excessive leverage often sets the stage for healthier upside.<\/p>\n<p>This feels like the pain month. Why is Bitcoin dropping? Because every weak hand is being wrung out. And historically, that\u2019s when bottoms form, right as everyone believes the bull run has already failed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-live-articles-list\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-updates-container\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-live-article\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"nnbtc-update-time-dot\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<a class=\"nnbtc-update-time\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/crypto-news-today-november-18-why-is-bitcoin-price-dropping-are-we-expecting-a-bear-market-as-bull-run-failed-to-pump-altcoins\/#article-310034\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t31 minutes ago\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-title\">\n<h2>Why is Crypto Down? Analyst Weighs In On Cause of Market Tumble<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-author\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\tBy  <span class=\"nnbtc-author-name\">Akiyama Felix<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-content\">\n<p>Why crypto is down has become the most significant question across the market today, as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and major altcoins extend their November losses. The total crypto market cap has slipped toward $3.1Tr trillion, with Bitcoin dropping from its recent all-time highs near $126K to the $90K range.<\/p>\n<p>Fear is building rapidly, with liquidations climbing above $800M in a single day, while the Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index plunges into extreme fear. What caused the mayhem, and did the \u201cno data November\u201d help for the FUD?<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Read the full story <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/presales\/why-is-crypto-down-analyst-weighs-in-on-cause-of-market-tumble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/crypto-news-today-november-18-why-is-bitcoin-price-dropping-are-we-expecting-a-bear-market-as-bull-run-failed-to-pump-altcoins\/\">Crypto News Today, November 18: Why is Bitcoin Price Dropping? 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