
{"id":145055,"date":"2026-03-26T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=145055"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:31","slug":"expert-analyst-says-bitcoin-expansion-is-over-it-wont-rally-until-this-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=145055","title":{"rendered":"Expert Analyst Says Bitcoin Expansion Is Over, It Won\u2019t Rally Until This Is Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin\u2019s next move is one of the most debated questions in the market right now. One side sees the current price structure <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-price-rebounds-from-monthly-channel-bottom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as a base for a push<\/a> to new all-time highs, pointing to strength around $70,000 and repeated rebounds above this price level. Another camp believes the recent action is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin\/bitcoin-headed-below-30000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only a pause within<\/a> a broader downtrend, with more range consolidation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin\/bitcoin-price-proper-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lower levels still ahead <\/a>before any real rally begins.<\/p>\n<p>That divide is exactly where expert analyst Tony Severino steps in with a <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-macd-drops-to-bearish-level-since-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very cautious outlook<\/a>. According to the crypto trading expert, Bitcoin might not see a rally again until complacency is crushed.<\/p>\n<h2>A Warning Against The Bullish Complacency<\/h2>\n<p>Severino, who posts under the handle @tonythebullBTC on X, recently declared that \u201cthe 16-year Bitcoin expansion is over.\u201d This is a statement that carries particular weight given his track record. He had previously anticipated that Bitcoin\u2019s bull run would end in 2025 and projected that the corrective wave ushering in a bear market could extend as far as mid-2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Severino\u2019s latest comments directly challenge the idea that Bitcoin is simply gearing up for another rally. The comments were in response <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theswansjr\/status\/2036480751521194268?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to a sarcastic post <\/a>by another analyst. In his view, the widespread belief that the Bitcoin price will continue to rise indefinitely is misplaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Severino describes the current environment as one dominated by complacency, where investors have grown too comfortable buying dips without <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/the-most-bullish-bitcoin-signal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioning the broader structure.<\/a> According to him, it is because of people like this who think it will only go up forever.<\/p>\n<h2>Destruction First, Then Growth<\/h2>\n<p>The most important part of Severino\u2019s outlook is not just that a downturn could happen, but that it is necessary. Only when that complacency is fully broken, he contends, can a new cycle begin on a stronger footing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis destruction and reset is necessary for growth again. But not until complacency is crushed,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonySeverinoCMT\/status\/2036498001175228517?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said<\/a>. \u201cComplacency says: \u2018Same asset, same behavior.\u2019 Reality: Same asset, different environment = different outcome distribution,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonySeverinoCMT\/status\/2036511974540894371?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Tony Severino has sounded the alarm of complacency for investors who are strongly bullish despite Bitcoin\u2019s recent price struggles. Back in February, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin\/forget-a-bitcoin-yearly-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he pointed out that <\/a>the Bitcoin price may have already reached a 16-year cyclical peak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Notably, this 16-year cyclical peak concept has become a recurring theme in his broader outlook. That same idea resurfaced again in his latest remarks, where he noted the complacency among some investors.<\/p>\n<p>In another analysis, Severino <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/trader-bitcoin-top-bear-market-official-bottom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">predicted a somewhat <\/a>-72% maximum drawdown from Bitcoin\u2019s October 2025 peak price of $126,000. If that scenario plays out, it would place Bitcoin\u2019s price in the region of $34,000 before a more sustainable bottom can form.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin\u2019s next move is one of the most debated questions in the market right now. One side sees the current price structure as a base for a push to new all-time highs, pointing to strength around $70,000 and repeated rebounds above this price level. Another camp believes the recent action is only a pause within [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":145056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145055","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\/145055"}],"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=145055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/145056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=145055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=145055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=145055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}