The post Whale Indicators Show a New Price Direction For Bitcoin appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin price rose 2.5% over the past 24 hours, trading near $115,700, but it still trails Ethereum and others that have already pushed to new highs. Despite being almost 7% below its peak, several key on-chain and technical signals suggest the setup for a breakout is forming, much like the rally seen earlier this month. Whale Selling Pressure Is Weakening For weeks, the Bitcoin price lagged behind as whales rotated capital into other assets, leaving retail buyers to drive much of the move. That made it critical to track whether whales were finally slowing their selling. The Exchange Whale Ratio, which measures the share of the top 10 inflows compared to all inflows to exchanges, provides that signal. Bitcoin Whales are Now Selling Fewer Tokens: Cryptoquant This ratio has fallen from 0.54 on August 19 to 0.43 on August 22, its lowest in nearly two weeks. A similar drop occurred on August 10, when the ratio fell to 0.42. That move preceded a sharp rally in Bitcoin from $119,305 to $124,000 — a gain of roughly 3.9%. If history repeats, the current setup could open the door for a similar upside extension, arguably towards a new all-time high. Want more token insights like this? Sign up for Editor Harsh Notariya’s Daily Crypto Newsletter here. HODL Waves Point to Accumulation With BTC selling pressure easing, the next question is whether mid-term and long-term holders are accumulating. The HODL Waves metric tracks the percentage of Bitcoin supply held across age bands. Bitcoin Buying Pressure Intensifies: Glassnode Over the past month, key cohorts have expanded their positions: 1y–2y wallets rose from 10.31% to 10.57% 3m–6m wallets climbed from 6.40% to 7.19% 1m–3m wallets grew from 6.99% to 8.93% This broad accumulation during volatility suggests that conviction is there. Combined with lower whale exchange flows,… The post Whale Indicators Show a New Price Direction For Bitcoin appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin price rose 2.5% over the past 24 hours, trading near $115,700, but it still trails Ethereum and others that have already pushed to new highs. Despite being almost 7% below its peak, several key on-chain and technical signals suggest the setup for a breakout is forming, much like the rally seen earlier this month. Whale Selling Pressure Is Weakening For weeks, the Bitcoin price lagged behind as whales rotated capital into other assets, leaving retail buyers to drive much of the move. That made it critical to track whether whales were finally slowing their selling. The Exchange Whale Ratio, which measures the share of the top 10 inflows compared to all inflows to exchanges, provides that signal. Bitcoin Whales are Now Selling Fewer Tokens: Cryptoquant This ratio has fallen from 0.54 on August 19 to 0.43 on August 22, its lowest in nearly two weeks. A similar drop occurred on August 10, when the ratio fell to 0.42. That move preceded a sharp rally in Bitcoin from $119,305 to $124,000 — a gain of roughly 3.9%. If history repeats, the current setup could open the door for a similar upside extension, arguably towards a new all-time high. Want more token insights like this? Sign up for Editor Harsh Notariya’s Daily Crypto Newsletter here. HODL Waves Point to Accumulation With BTC selling pressure easing, the next question is whether mid-term and long-term holders are accumulating. The HODL Waves metric tracks the percentage of Bitcoin supply held across age bands. Bitcoin Buying Pressure Intensifies: Glassnode Over the past month, key cohorts have expanded their positions: 1y–2y wallets rose from 10.31% to 10.57% 3m–6m wallets climbed from 6.40% to 7.19% 1m–3m wallets grew from 6.99% to 8.93% This broad accumulation during volatility suggests that conviction is there. Combined with lower whale exchange flows,…