The consensus in the crypto circle is tightening: no one really believes the bull market can continue, everyone is just waiting for BTC to surge to 98,000 and then short it.

There are only two possible outcomes: either it drops directly now, or the manipulators show kindness and push it up to 98,000, so that everyone can sell off together.

But BTC's performance has been too disappointing, it's simply terrible, and completely lacking energy. It would be better to short directly — after all, regardless of whether it can reach 98,000, in the end it has to drop to 50,000.