Bitcoin has been in a bearish trend that spilled over from 2025 into the year 2026. This has persisted from January, and throughout the first quarter of the year, the Bitcoin price has continued to decline as a result. This trend, however, seems to be nearing its end with the most recent move. According to one crypto analyst, there has been a deviation, which could end up being very important for the cryptocurrency to enter the next bull market.

Bitcoin Rejection Trend Is Coming To An End

Looking back at the performance of the Bitcoin price starting from January through the end of the first quarter of the year, crypto analyst CrypFlow highlights that there has been a constant bearish trend. This is characterized by the cryptocurrency encountering a rejection with each push upward, and then pushing back downward even lower.

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This was the case in January, and this was still the case last week following the price rejection. However, with the pump at the start of the week, Bitcoin is starting to move in another direction. Instead of a rejection and then a lower move, bulls are looking to sustain the uptrend.

The initial move above $69,000 saw the Bitcoin price print a higher high for the first time, suggesting a change in direction. Not only did the higher high appear, but also, there has been a change in the momentum, which suggests strength on the part of bulls.

As a result, there is the fact that the Bitcoin RSI is now reclaiming its moving average, which was lost earlier in the year. In addition to this, the Stochastic RSI printed a bullish cross at the start of the month. CrypFlow points out that this is a major difference because, back in January, the momentum had failed. But this time around, the momentum is getting stronger.

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Since the price moved lower when the momentum failed back in January, it is assumed that the price will move higher now that the momentum is holding up. This deviation might end up being what changes the narrative for the Bitcoin price this time around. “Which makes this the first real deviation from that pattern. If this holds, this could be the start of a short-term trend shift,” the analyst said.

As for the Bitcoin price, the move above $69,000 is important because it is the previous cycle peak. Thus, this level could serve as a generational resistance level. Once broken with adequate momentum, it could signal a return of the bull market.

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On-chain data shows non-empty addresses on the Ethereum network have set a new record of 175.5 million, the highest among all digital assets.

Ethereum Has Seen A New Record In Total Amount Of Holders

According to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the Total Amount of Holders has hit a new milestone for Ethereum recently. This indicator tracks the total number of wallets on the network carrying a non-zero balance. When the value of this metric rises, it means new users are joining the network, and/or old users who had sold earlier are investing back into the asset.

The trend can also arise due to existing users distributing their holdings across multiple wallets. In general, all three of these can be assumed to simultaneously be at play to some degree, meaning that whenever the Total Amount of Holders goes up, some net adoption of the network is taking place.

On the other hand, the indicator witnessing a decline suggests some investors are clearing out their wallets, potentially because they have decided to exit from the cryptocurrency.

Now, here is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the Ethereum Total Amount of Holders over the last few months:

The growth in the metric seems to have accelerated in recent weeks | Source: Santiment on X

As displayed in the above graph, the Ethereum Total Amount of Holders was rising during the second half of 2025, but since mid-December, growth in the indicator has gone up a gear. In January alone, 5.16 million more addresses have joined the network, representing a jump of 3.03%. The metric’s value is now at 175.5 million, a new all-time high for ETH and a record among all digital assets.

Growth in the Total Amount of Holders isn’t the only on-chain development that Ethereum has observed recently. In the same chart, the analytics firm has also attached the data for another indicator: the Supply on Exchanges. This metric measures the total amount of ETH that’s currently sitting in wallets associated with centralized exchanges.

From the graph, it’s visible that the Ethereum Supply on Exchanges has continued to go down, a sign that investors have been taking their Ethereum off these platforms. The push toward exchange withdrawals has come as staking interest has been rising on the network.

“As staking continues to be of strong interest, especially while markets move sideways, exchange supply will continue to shrink as well,” explained Santiment.

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Ethereum has been making its way back up since its Sunday low under $2,800, as the asset’s price is now back above $3,000.

The trend in the price of the coin over the last five days | Source: ETHUSDT on TradingView

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