Bitcoin: Capitulation And Selling Pressure<\/h2>\n
According to Glassnode<\/a>, the spike in forced sales is one of the biggest seen in about two years. Traders who had used borrowed money were hit first.<\/p>\n Liquidations swept through positions, and many coins moved from hands that bought recently to hands that sold quickly.<\/p>\n Realized losses climbed to the highest levels since late 2022, with close to $890 million a day recorded on a seven-day average.<\/p>\n The sell-off unfolded over roughly 10 hours of intense trading, with panic and program trades both playing a role.<\/p>\n The $BTC<\/a> capitulation metric has printed its second-largest spike in two years, highlighting a sharp escalation in forced selling. \u2014 glassnode (@glassnode) February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Reports say Bitcoin\u2019s market price has fallen under several on-chain cost markers that many investors watch. Short-term buyers who picked up coins in recent months now sit below their purchase price.<\/p>\n That creates a kind of pressure where emotional selling can feed into more selling. Active investor costs and broader market averages were all above the spot price, which made the slide feel deeper.<\/p>\n When a market drops under the average cost of recent buyers, volatility tends to rise and traders begin hunting for the next reliable support.<\/p>\n The move comes after a run of strong gains earlier in the year. Price was last at these levels back in November 2024, just before US President Donald Trump won his reelection.<\/p>\n That timing put the fall in sharper relief for some observers who had started to see those prior highs as a fresh floor.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/p>\nPrices Fall Below Buyer Cost Lines<\/h2>\n
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