Bitcoin is trading around $87.5K while Ethereum sits near $2.93K, with price action staying tight into year-end positioning.
What the tape is saying (facts, not feelings)
BTC: ~$87,497 (intraday ~87,214–87,699) — still consolidating rather than trending.
ETH: ~$2,926 (intraday ~2,917–2,936) — holding but not expanding.
BNB: ~$839.7, SOL: ~$123.3 — mild green, not breakout territory.
Institutional flow backdrop
Spot BTC and ETH ETFs saw outflows into the holiday stretch, a classic “reduce exposure before year-end” pattern.
Some headlines also point to corporate buying pauses (not bearish by itself — often just treasury management).
What to watch next (next 24–72h)
Range behavior and liquidity sweeps (year-end is notorious for them).
ETF flow reversal after holidays: the market often “tells the truth” when volume returns.
The market isn’t dead — it’s positioning. Breakouts tend to come after the last low-volume shakeouts.
