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Uncertainty looms over Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency enters what analysts are calling a “150-day danger zone.” The digital asset has plummeted 29% in the past month, now hovering around $67,000—a stark contrast to its late 2025 peak of $126,000.

Technical charts aren’t painting a pretty picture. An ominous head-and-shoulders pattern has formed on the 8-hour chart, complete with a neckline at $60,800. Break that and things get ugly fast. Hidden bearish divergence between February 6-20 shows lower highs in price. Not exactly confidence-inspiring.

Support levels are being tested. First at $67,300, then $66,500, followed by the more critical $65,300 mark. A drop below $65,000? That’s when volatility really kicks in. And nobody wants to think about breaching $60,000. Horrible doesn’t begin to describe it.

Bitcoin teeters on multiple support lines with $65,000 as the final defense before catastrophic volatility erupts.

Miners are feeling the pain too. Mining difficulty just spiked 14.73% to 144.4 trillion on February 19—a record increase. Meanwhile, hashprice fell to $24/PH/s/day, down a whopping 66% from October’s peak. The hash ribbon signal fired for the first time since 2022. Translation: miner capitulation.

Supply clusters could accelerate the selling. Over 4.5% of Bitcoin’s supply sits in the largest cluster below current price. The most significant supply zones are at $66,800 and $65,636, containing 3.17% of total supply and 1.38% respectively. And there’s $1.094 billion in perpetual swap long liquidations clustered at $63,957. Talk about a recipe for disaster.

Sentiment metrics reflect the anxiety. The 30-day NUPL sits at 0.33, down 43% year-over-year. Only 76% of addresses are in profit, compared to 96% last year. Ouch.

Recovery would require clearing some serious hurdles. Bitcoin needs to break above $70,000 to signal institutional confidence, and weekly closes above $84,000 for a lasting trend reversal. Despite the current downtrend, Bitcoin’s market dominance of approximately 62.7% still demonstrates its position as the leading cryptocurrency. The model’s probability estimation for Bitcoin dropping below $50,000 stands at 12.0% probability, significantly higher than the market’s 5.0% expectation.

History suggests a bottom could form in 2-4 months based on hash ribbon patterns. All eyes now turn to upcoming US economic data that could influence the pre-March 1 settlement. The next few weeks? Buckle up.

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