{"id":126141,"date":"2026-01-10T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=126141"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:00:17","slug":"attention-bitcoin-bulls-heres-why-99k-might-be-the-next-crucial-level-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=126141","title":{"rendered":"Attention, Bitcoin Bulls: Here\u2019s Why $99K Might Be The Next Crucial Level To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the recent bullish momentum seen early in the year, the Bitcoin price has displayed a bit of correctional movement and now stands closer to $90,000 than it did a week ago. While BTC\u2019s most recent retracement raises suspicions of resistance<\/a> lying at the $94,000 price, the latest on-chain evaluation hypothesizes the presence of a more relevant resistance just beneath $100,000.<\/p>\n

New Whales\u2019 Cost Basis Sits Around $99k<\/h2>\n

On-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr recently took to the social media platform X to share<\/a> an interesting hypothesis on the Bitcoin price trajectory. His on-chain observation was based on the Realized Price New Whale STH Vs Old Whale LTH indicator.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For context, this metric compares the acquisition cost, on average, of recently accumulated whale holdings (short-term holders) with that of Bitcoin\u2019s long-term whale holdings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Axel Adler Jr shared in his post that new whales have an average entry price near the $99,000 level. Currently, Bitcoin holds a valuation near $90,000, meaning its new whales are holding through unrealized losses.<\/p>\n

Hence, if the premier cryptocurrency ascends towards these whales\u2019 average acquisition price of $99,000, the crypto pundit explained that these investors might become incentivized to sell their holdings. This means that these large BTC holders exit the market at break-even prices, or while incurring minimal losses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the largest Bitcoin investors sell their holdings, the effect often translates to price through reduced buying momentum and a simultaneous increase in downside pressure<\/a>. As a result, the entry price of these investors \u2014 in this case, $99,000 \u2014 becomes major resistance, both psychologically and technically.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Long-Term Whales\u2019 Average Cost At $39K\u00a0<\/h2>\n

In a separate post on the CryptoQuant platform, on-chain analyst Arab Chain revealed<\/a> the average cost basis across varying cohorts of Bitcoin\u2019s investors. As the new whales hold through their unrealized losses, the Binance user deposit addresses metric tells a fascinating story. <\/p>\n

According to the analyst, the average holding cost on Binance is approximately $52,691, indicating that a good portion of Bitcoin\u2019s traders are doing so while enjoying their profit.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the Miner Whales are not left out of this comfort zone. This group of holders, who have more than 1,000 BTC stowed away, has an average holding cost of $58,681. Considering that price is well above their cost basis, it suggests that Bitcoin miners are also in deep profit. As a result, there will be expectedly minimal selling pressure from this faction of the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For Bitcoin\u2019s Long-term Holder whales, the story is more rosy. These investors are holding their coins with an average acquisition cost of $39,681. As is intuitively obvious, this group of BTC holders is also operating within clear bounds of profit. <\/p>\n

Ultimately, it is clear that Bitcoin has a structurally bullish outlook<\/a>, with unshaking investor support. If downside momentum were to enter the market, it would likely be short-term, as its oldest traders appear to be under no pressure to shave off their holdings. If retracements sponsored by these investors occur, it would likely be as a result of light profit-taking, rather than capitulation events. <\/p>\n

As of this writing, the price of Bitcoin stands at around $90,624, with no significant movement since the past day.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following the recent bullish momentum seen early in the year, the Bitcoin price has displayed a bit of correctional movement and now stands closer to $90,000 than it did a week ago. While BTC\u2019s most recent retracement raises suspicions of resistance lying at the $94,000 price, the latest on-chain evaluation hypothesizes the presence of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":126142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}