Let's take a look back at the market movement in the early hours of the 15th. When Bitcoin surged to 97,932, the four-hour KDJ had already shown a clear bearish divergence—back at the spike to 96,863 (when the J line exceeded 100 into extreme overbought territory), it had already marked the top. As the price approached 98,000, the J line did not make a new high and was instead lower than the previous high. At the same time, the MACD also diverged, and the probability of a death cross forming above the zero line was very high. The facts confirm this.



From the outcome, shorting at 97,932 had a very high chance of success and would dominate the subsequent at least three days of correction. Why is that? The core reason is that early profit-taking positions are collectively ready to exit. The market shows this very plainly—after the surge, the medium- and long-term moving averages remain far below, which means what? A large amount of short-term trend-following capital has already made substantial profits and can sell off at any moment.

Therefore, it is currently not suitable to take short-term long positions. The market is so unstable that large funds could sell off at any time, even if it currently appears to be pushing higher.

Regarding the forecast for the next four-hour candlestick, here is my view: a healthy upward move must have structural features. What does that mean? It means that after the surge, the previous resistance levels must successfully turn into support levels. In other words, the upward movement needs to create enough space to digest profit-taking—manifesting as a range-bound consolidation on the candlestick chart, which is a process of changing hands.

After the spike from 94,000 to 96,700, the subsequent pullback in the candlesticks was somewhat large (around 95,300), which is not enough. It needs to go higher to have enough room for consolidation; otherwise, the probability of falling back below 94,000 will be very high. The final outcome just confirms this judgment.

Although the structure above 94,000 still holds, its stability, to be honest, still requires further observation.
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SchrodingerPrivateKeyvip
· 01-19 03:40
97932 That wave really was a classic top divergence. I shorted on the 15th, haha. Oh my, the moving average is still so far below. How long will it take to stabilize? 94000 is a really tough barrier. It feels like we’ll have to test it repeatedly for a while. Those who bought early should have already sold. When big funds dump, it happens in an instant. Going long is basically gambling. This market really doesn’t play by the rules.
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fork_in_the_roadvip
· 01-16 23:43
This guy's analysis is quite detailed, but I always feel that hindsight is the easiest. The wave at 97932 indeed has some clues to follow, but it's hard to say if it will be so clear next time. By the way, let's wait and see if 94000 can hold, that's the key. KDJ divergence, to be honest, can be very effective sometimes and trap you at other times, depending on how you use it. Anyway, I'm currently in a wait-and-see mode, and it's best to buy in when big funds start to dump. It's really tough to do short-term longs in this kind of market, but I favor a move down to shake out and then go back up.
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TokenomicsShamanvip
· 01-16 06:36
97932 That wave was truly a textbook-level top divergence. Those who weren't on-site missed out. This guy's analysis is detailed, but smashing the profit-taking sell-off is just routine. If the 94000 support can hold, I'll admit defeat. Feels like another wave of volatility will break it.
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LiquidityOraclevip
· 01-16 04:52
97932 That wave is indeed a trap, divergence is right there Big funds are really dumping, short-term longs are just giving away money now 94000 whether it can hold depends on the situation, it's a bit uncertain these days
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BlockchainDecodervip
· 01-16 04:52
According to research, the formation logic of this wave of top divergence indeed stands up to scrutiny—technically, the J line peaked at 96863 and failed to reach a new high at 97932. This divergence between KDJ and price has been highly validated in historical data. It is worth noting that the lagging nature of the moving average system makes short-term capital dumps inevitable, but whether the structure can be maintained still needs observation. The stability of the 94000 support level directly affects the rhythm of the next three days.
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DAOdreamervip
· 01-16 04:50
Damn, the bearish divergence was explained so clearly, I could tell the warning signs of a crash long ago.
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MEV_Whisperervip
· 01-16 04:35
97932 That wave really, should have been shorted long ago. The KDJ divergence is very clear, but some people are still sleepwalking into chasing the high. The moving averages are so far apart, what does that indicate? Those who should have exited early already did. Now there are too many bagholders. The 94000 level still needs to be watched; it doesn't feel stable enough. Keep monitoring.
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