CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju believes that Bitcoin’s value may remain flat during the first three months of 2026 despite trends in historical data suggesting otherwise.
“Capital inflows into Bitcoin have dried up,” Ju said On Wednesday, the investor’s interest in the market has increased. “stocks and shiny rocks” As the prices of gold and copper have skyrocketed.
Bitcoins (also known as Bitcoin) were added by Ju.BTCIt is not expected that the market will crash as in previous years. “just boring sideways for the next few months.”
Bitcoin was trading around $90 890 as of the publication date, down over 2 % in the last day. It has also fallen significantly from its high of this week, $94,400. according CoinMarketCap.
Bitcoin trading against the trend is not a good idea
Bitcoin’s historical performance would be reversed if there was no real movement of price in the first quarter 2026.
Since 2013, the average return for Bitcoin in January is 3.81%. In the past, February and march have seen much stronger gains. They are 13.12 and 12.21%. according CoinGlass is a great way to collect coins.
Ju’s comments come after veteran trader Peter Brandt Jurrien Teim, Fidelity director of macroeconomic analysis, suggested that Bitcoin may fall to as low at $65,000 or even $60,000 this year.
Sentiment in the market has been recently subdued, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall crypto market sentiment, floating between “fear” You can also find out more about the following: “extreme fear” Since early November. The Thursday’s the index Posting a “fear” Score 28.
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Spot Bitcoin ETF performance during the first 3 trading days in 2026 shows signs of momentum. With $925.3 in net inflows. according Farside Investors Data
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Other industry players are more optimistic about the price of Bitcoin this year than Ju.
Venture capitalist Tim Draper said On Wednesday “2026 will be big”.
“Bitcoin goes mainstream. My $250k prediction finally reached,” He was referring to his first prediction in 2018 that Bitcoin would reach this level by 2022.
Bitwise’s head of research, Ryan Rasmussen said Bitcoin’s four-year cycle will be broken in 2026.
He stated that while a four-year cycle usually results in three positive years, followed by a negative year (which would indicate 2026), he does not see that happening this time.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
