Bitcoin crashes below $90K – Extreme fear grips traders

Key Takeaways

How did BTC drop below $90K?

Extreme fear, thin bids, and weakening support levels made it happen.

Are LTHs helping stabilize the market?

Somewhat. LTHs are buying, but short-term panic selling continues to overpower their support.

Bitcoin’s [BTC] slide below $90,000 (its lowest level since April) has made the market uncertain again.

Long-term holders (LTHs) are stepping into the dip, but the next move depends on whether BTC can defend its key support levels.

With the CVDD buy zone still sitting far below near $45.5K-$50K, the chart leaves room for both a recovery and a reset. This is the tension driving the market now.

BTC crashes and burns

Bitcoin broke below the $90,000 mark in the last 24 hours, extending a steady decline that has been building across the week.

The hourly chart showed strong pressure to sell, with red candles dominating the session and volume picking up as prices slipped.

Source: TradingView

The RSI dropped into oversold territory near 24, while the CMF remained below zero.

The market is leaning heavily toward sellers, with buyers showing only brief attempts to stabilize the price. About the downturn, Farzam Ehsani, CEO of VALR, told AMBCrypto,

“Bitcoin remains under significant pressure following a sharp decline that began on November 11th. Over the past week, the asset has lost more than 11% of its value, falling to levels last seen in the spring.”

But that’s not all

Recent data showed one of the strongest spikes in LTH demand during a market downturn.

Permanent holder accumulation has surged to levels last seen before major rebounds, even as STHs continue to sell into fear.

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Long-term capital is treating the correction as an entry point rather than a warning sign.

Near-term sentiment remains shaky. The buildup has gotten so big that even investors who usually buy only during times of real stress are stepping in.

Ehsani added,

“The coming weeks will be turbulent. Instability in the technology sector and the lack of macroeconomic benchmarks create a backdrop of uncertainty. Nevertheless, some major players reserve the right to cautious optimism: the current period is the autumn season of the four-year cycle.”

Key levels to watch

With volatility picking up and LTHs quietly stepping in, the market now turns to the price levels that matter most.

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According to Alphractal CEO Joao Wedson, Bitcoin’s first critical line is the Active Realized Price at $89,400. This is a zone that is already being tested.

Below that sits the True Market Mean Price at $82,400, a level that acted as support in July 2021 but appears more fragile in today’s setup.

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For high-risk traders, Wedson notes potential entries near $89K and $82K with tight stops.

If the downturn deepens, the long-term CVDD buy zone around $45,500-$50,000 becomes the final area where true cycle-bottom demand typically returns.