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Feb 18, 2026 | Plunge… or Setup? 🐎📉
It’s the first day of the Year of the Horse, yet the timeline is dominated by fear.
Bitcoin is trading around $67,200–$68,500, nearly 50% below the $126K October 2025 high — and bears are calling it a “historic plunge.”
But let’s separate emotion from structure.
Yes, last week BTC flushed toward $60K.
Yes, ETF outflows crossed $600M in February.
Yes, the market is nervous ahead of the FOMC minutes.
But here’s what matters:
📌 We are 12% above last week’s lows.
📌 $60K held under extreme pressure.
📌 This looks more like leverage cleansing than structural collapse.
⚠️ Why Fear Is Elevated
• ETF sell pressure is real
• Macro uncertainty remains (“higher for longer?”)
• Thin holiday liquidity = exaggerated moves
💎 Why This Isn’t Capitulation
• US Core CPI at 4-year low (2.5%) supports risk assets
• Long-term holders are not distributing aggressively
• Whales are accumulating into weakness
• $65K–$68K remains a key decision zone
The real battlefield today is $68.5K.
Hold it with stability, and sentiment shifts fast.
Lose $65K decisively, and $58K becomes the volatility magnet.
But calling this a “historic low” ignores context.
Bitcoin is still structurally in a post-bull correction — not a death spiral.
My view?
This is not panic territory.
It’s positioning territory.
Fear headlines create opportunity windows.
March may look very different from today’s panic narrative.
So what are you doing?
🔥 Selling fear
💎 Accumulating weakness
⏳ Waiting for confirmation
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