2026-01-08 04:21:41

The fierce clash between bulls and bears is unfolding. The biggest point of disagreement in the current market is here: Can Bitcoin hold steady above $94,500 and ultimately break through the $100,000 threshold?

**The logic of the bears is very clear**

Some analysts have already taken action. They are heavily shorting near $94,500 and have a clear expectation: a sharp decline will occur in late January. From a technical chart perspective, Bitcoin's current movement resembles a "descending flag" consolidation, with the previous high of $95,000 possibly just a false signal. If this hypothesis is correct, the subsequent decline could be even more aggressive.

**The bulls are quietly positioning**

But on the other side of the story, whales are silently accumulating. The most direct signal comes from the US spot Bitcoin ETF—fund flows have shifted from negative to positive, indicating that institutional appetite is reactivating. Bullish analysts believe that the year-end dip is essentially a classic "Christmas bear trap," designed to shake out leveraged longs and prepare for a big rally ahead. If Bitcoin can stabilize in the $94,000 to $95,000 range, the door to $100,000 to $107,000 could open.

**Ethereum's script is clearly bigger**

It’s far more than just Bitcoin’s "sidekick." Wall Street is accelerating the tokenization of assets, which is seen as a key engine for Ethereum’s upcoming explosion. Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat, even issued a more aggressive prediction: Ethereum could reach the $7,000 to $9,000 range by early 2026, and potentially hit $20,000 in the long term. This logic is based on the promising potential of the new asset tokenization track.

**Ultimately, it all depends on the Federal Reserve**

No matter how the bulls and bears debate, everyone's eyes are on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. Market expectations for rate cuts in 2026 vary widely, but a consensus is forming: as long as interest rates are in a downtrend, risk assets as a whole can find support. This crypto market battle, driven by technicals, institutional funds, and macro environment, what’s your view? Will Bitcoin first plunge into the abyss or break through directly to the upside?

BTC3,47%

ETH6,76%

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SignatureDenied

· 01-11 04:20

How can anyone dare to short when the whale bottom-fishing signals are so obvious? I believe the sharp decline in January can't be pushed down any further.

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rug_connoisseur

· 01-11 04:00

Uh... the 94,500 curse strikes again. I bet 5 U shorts, and this time I'm going to get beaten again.

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ForumMiningMaster

· 01-10 21:35

Whale bottom-fishing signals are so obvious, yet you're still tangled in the downtrend trap? Wake up, bro. --- I'm tired of the bearish rhetoric. With such strong expectations of Fed rate cuts, who dares to dump? --- Only when ETF funds turn positive is it a real signal. That technical analysis should have been discarded long ago. --- Tom Lee's recent prediction was conservative. The potential for ETH is far beyond 9000. --- If 94,500 doesn't break, I'll go all-in. Anyway, the Federal Reserve has got my back. --- Stop analyzing blindly. Just watch the Fed's face to decide, everything else is noise. --- If the Christmas trap theory holds, the rebound should happen by the end of January. Just wait and see. --- Institutions are quietly bottom-fishing, and you're still dreaming of a short squeeze? Too amateur. --- Asset tokenization is indeed more aggressive than the BTC story, but can ETH withstand it? --- Talking about a descending flag pattern—every time, the same story, and every time, getting slapped in the face.

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zkProofInThePudding

· 01-08 04:51

It's the same old story again—whales bottom-fishing, institutions positioning, as if it's really happening... Wait, has the ETF really been approved?

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ChainWatcher

· 01-08 04:48

Really? Are the whales all bottom-fishing? Should I, as a retail investor, follow suit... It's the Federal Reserve again and a flag pattern. After all this talk, it's still a 50/50 gamble. ETH to 7000? Dream on. First, see if Bitcoin can hold above 9.5K. The 100,000 mark feels like it's being predicted again, just like last year. Asset tokenization sounds good, but can this wave keep up?

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GateUser-40edb63b

· 01-08 04:48

It's that old story of the "shakeout trap" again. I think the bulls might have overestimated this time.

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OnChainDetective

· 01-08 04:41

nah the flag pattern thing is sus... traced the whale wallets and transaction clustering suggests this narrative is exactly what they *want* us believing rn tbh

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DegenWhisperer

· 01-08 04:41

Whale bottom-fishing ETF inflows turn positive, this signal is too obvious... The fact that the bears have been holding at 9.45 for so long already shows weakness.

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NotGonnaMakeIt

· 01-08 04:28

It's the same old story, with whales bottom fishing, trap theories, watching the Federal Reserve... I'm tired of hearing it haha The bears are shorting at 94,500, their courage is really impressive Whether ten thousand yuan can be broken, I bet we'll have the answer by mid-January That prediction of 7000-9000 for Ethereum, Tom Lee really dares to say it Interest rate cuts, interest rate cuts, in the end, it all depends on Powell's mood

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LightningClicker

· 01-08 04:26

The whale's bottom-fishing signal is so obvious, yet the bears are still stubbornly holding at 94,500. How long is this shakeout going to last?

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