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Bitcoin’s Latest $90K Liquidity Grab Comes as Bitfinex Whales Go Full Long BTC

Another week, another fakeout for BTC/USD on low timeframes; it’s becoming a Q4 classic.
This time, the squeeze higher took the market past $90,000 again, but the party quickly ended as the Asia trading session saw the move completely erased.
Traders thus find the status quo unchanged despite the return of volatility. What’s the outlook for the new year period?
Liquidity suggests that further snap moves — both higher and lower — are in store, as crypto stays stuck in a range while stocks and precious metals round out the year on a high.
It all seems rather unfair: The risk-asset party’s left Bitcoin and altcoins far behind even as markets lack certainty over future US financial policy.
Still confident, however, Bitcoin whales on Bitfinex are doubling down on their apparent belief that the bull market is due for a roaring comeback in 2026. BTC longs are at their highest levels in nearly two years.
Is it really all that bad? History shows that BTC price drawdowns from all-time highs tend to run far deeper than what we’ve seen this year.
At the same time, of course, that could leave the door wide open for a much deeper market correction to come.
As Bitcoin crawls into the new year, leaving traders firmly disappointed, Cointelegraph takes a look at what market participants are forecasting for this week and beyond.
Continue reading to discover five hot topics in Bitcoin trading circles going forward.

$90,000 for a minute
Another $90,000 fakeout to start the week? Why not!
It’s all too familiar territory for Bitcoin traders as a sudden show of strength turns out to be a simple liquidity grab.
Liquidity, however, could form the basis of a deeper move to finally end the sideways range in place for weeks.

It’s all about the cost bases
Bitcoin’s sensitive short-term holders are still on the radar even as their aggregate cost basis lies close to $100,000.
Loss-making onchain transactions are still elevated, even two months after BTC price records were last broken.
Cost bases now form the framework for the trading range, and crossing them would signal big news.

Crypto’s the macro black sheep
It’s an asset party, and traders don’t care about risk: That’s the takeaway from Q4 2025.
Precious metals are acting like meme stocks, while stocks themselves are hitting records even as bets of a January Fed rate cut stay under 20%.
Crypto is the only exception, as the Bitcoin/silver ratio — among others — clearly shows this week.

What do the whales know?
Maybe it’s time to ignore the noise and look at the signal: Bitfinex whales have you covered.
Bitcoin long positions from the largest investors are at their highest since early 2024.
If history’s a guide, that means that a BTC price comeback is around the corner.

“Bearish” is relative
When it comes to drawdowns versus all-time highs, Bitcoin’s Q4 retreat is nothing to complain about.
History shows that compared to the 70% or more seen during previous cycles, 2025 is a breeze for old hands.
Despite that, a red 2025 yearly candle would be the first post-halving annual loss on record.

Source: Binance News / Bitdegree / Coindesk / Coinmarketcap / Cointelegraph / Decrypt

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