{"id":17644,"date":"2026-02-25T09:46:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/glassnode-flags-extended-sell-side-pressure-ahead\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:46:42","slug":"glassnode-flags-extended-sell-side-pressure-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/glassnode-flags-extended-sell-side-pressure-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Glassnode flags extended sell-side pressure ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2025\/10\/crypto-news-You-dont-have-to-be-a-coder-to-understand-crypto-security-option03.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BTC is down ~28% this month; Glassnode\u2019s sub\u20111 realized P\/L ratio signals 5\u20136 more months of downside pressure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_a04f4611a49ab31c5ae4627eaabe1805\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BTC trades near ~$63k after a sharp February selloff, about 47% below its ~$126k ATH from October 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Glassnode\u2019s 90D realized profit\/loss ratio has fallen below 1, historically preceding at least 5\u20136 months where realized losses dominate realized profits.<\/li>\n<li>In prior cycles, BTC dropped ~25% over six months in 2022 and &gt;50% over five months in 2018 after this metric flipped sub\u20111, implying risk of further drawdown if patterns repeat.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin has approached previous highs following a sharp decline in February, though blockchain analytics firm Glassnode has indicated further downward pressure may persist for several months, according to the company\u2019s recent analysis.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Glassnode reported that Bitcoin\u2019s realized profit\/loss ratio, measured as a 90-day moving average, has fallen below 1. The firm stated this metric suggests the decline could continue for an additional five to six months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How Long Until Bitcoin Recovers?<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s recovery remains uncertain as extreme fear and weak on-chain signals dominate late February.<\/p>\n<p>According to Glassnode, the Realized Profit\/Loss Ratio (90D-SMA) has fallen below 1.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, when this metric drops below 1, it signals\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obx9qgb5C1\">pic.twitter.com\/obx9qgb5C1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CFN (@cryptoflairnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoflairnews\/status\/2026243347497529710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a post on social media platform X, Glassnode cited historical data showing that drops in the Realized Profit\/Loss Ratio below 1 have preceded decline periods lasting at least six months. The firm noted that a return above 1 generally indicates a decrease in selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The analytics company referenced the 2022 and 2018 bear markets as comparative examples. During the 2022 bear market, Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bitcoin-analysts-debate-market-outlook-price-decline\/\">declined<\/a> 25% in value six months after its profit\/loss ratio fell below 1, according to Glassnode. Under similar conditions in 2018, Bitcoin experienced a drop exceeding 50% over five months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bitcoin-price-market-now-mirrors-early-2022-glassnode\/\">Glassnode<\/a> stated that if historical patterns repeat, the cryptocurrency\u2019s price could continue its downward trend for five months or longer.<\/p>\n<p>The Realized Profit\/Loss Ratio measures the ratio of profits to losses realized on the Bitcoin network, providing insight into market sentiment and selling pressure among holders.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bitcoin-bounce-shaky-glassnode-flags-extended-sell-side-pressure-ahead\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTC is down ~28% this month; Glassnode\u2019s sub\u20111 realized P\/L ratio signals 5\u20136 more months of downside pressure. Summary BTC trades near ~$63k after a sharp February selloff, about 47% below its ~$126k ATH from October 2025. Glassnode\u2019s 90D realized profit\/loss ratio has fallen below 1, historically preceding at least 5\u20136 months where realized losses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"kronos_expire_date":[],"class_list":["post-17644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crypto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17644"},{"taxonomy":"kronos_expire_date","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kronos_expire_date?post=17644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}