2026-01-10 16:45:37

When you step back from the noise and really examine the total crypto market cap structure, something becomes pretty clear.

The fundamentals are still intact. Higher lows are holding. The trading range hasn't broken. We're seeing compression build up, but no actual breakdown.

So here's the real question: does this actually look bearish to you? Because what we're observing right now is textbook market behavior—exactly the kind of consolidation pattern you see before meaningful moves happen.

That's just how these cycles work. Strip away the daily chaos and watch the actual price action. The structure tells you everything.

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MelonField

· 01-10 17:15

Breaking out after compression and consolidation is the key; it's still too early to say anything else.

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NFTRegretter

· 01-10 17:13

Honestly, I don't believe this at all. Every time they say the fundamentals are solid and the structure isn't broken, but then a black swan crashes through the bottom. I've seen it happen too many times.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 01-10 17:07

That's true, but I've heard this kind of rhetoric every bull and bear cycle. And the result?

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LayerZeroHero

· 01-10 17:04

The entire market is just holding back a big move here; a breakdown is only a matter of time.

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AlwaysMissingTops

· 01-10 16:59

To be honest, I've heard the argument that "it's very clear when looking at the big picture" too many times, and each time it turns out to be wrong. Compression is compression; who knows where the next step will jump to?

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