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An analysis of the Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>) unrealized profit ratio comparing new and old whales suggests that large Bitcoin holders have not yet realized sufficient profits to justify dumping their sizable holdings onto the markets, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju explained in an Oct. 2 post.
According to the analyst, newer Bitcoin whales — those holding the asset for five months or less — would only realize a 1% profit on their investment if they sold at current market prices.
Older whales are faring better, with their unrealized profit ratio reaching approximately 1.27 on Sept. 30, compared to newer whales at 0.01. However, Ju noted that these older whales, who have maintained their positions for over five months, “haven’t seen particularly high returns” during this current cycle.
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 Unrealized Profit Ratio New vs. Old Bitcoin Whales. Source: CryptoQuant
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Ju concluded that Bitcoin whales are unlikely to dump their holdings onto the market until liquidity from retail investors is injected — pushing prices higher and giving large holders an exit.
Related: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-metrics-reset-and-point-to-major-move-in-q4-analysts" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-metrics-reset-and-point-to-major-move-in-q4-analysts">Bitcoin metrics reset and point to ‘major move’ in Q4 — Analysts</a>
<h2 id="middle-east-tensions-crash-bitcoin-s-price">Middle East tensions crash Bitcoin’s price</h2>
Following the most recent flare-up of tensions in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds based in the United States recorded roughly <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-largest-outflow-in-nearly-month-iran-israel-conflict" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-largest-outflow-in-nearly-month-iran-israel-conflict">$243 million in outflows</a> on Oct. 1.
These outflows reversed eight consecutive days of inflows and represented the most significant drawdown in nearly a month.
The uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions and the looming threat of a broader, prolonged conflict has led some investors to forecast a <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-traders-54k-btc-price-lower-middle-east-tensions" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-traders-54k-btc-price-lower-middle-east-tensions">price floor of $54,000 or lower</a> for Bitcoin amid growing pressure to exit risk-on assets subject to macroeconomic price swings.
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<h3 id="bitcoin-will-take-time-to-reach-its-previous-all-time-high">Bitcoin will take time to reach its previous all-time high</h3>
Veteran analyst Willy Woo expressed a long-term bullish outlook for Bitcoin; however, Woo also noted that it would take some time for Bitcoin to <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-breaking-74k-btc-price-chart-mid-term-bearish" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-breaking-74k-btc-price-chart-mid-term-bearish">reclaim the $74,000 level</a>.
The analyst forecast a fairly tepid October, with prices trading sideways until November or December 2024.
Magazine: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-bull-run-china-bitcoin-herbert-sim-hall-of-flame/" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-bull-run-china-bitcoin-herbert-sim-hall-of-flame/">China will intensify Bitcoin bull run, $1M by 2028: Bitcoin Man, X Hall of Flame</a>

BTC whales not in sufficient profit to dump on market — Ki Young Ju

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