The post USDT Dominance Signals When Crypto Markets Finally Bottom appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The crypto market has endured four consecutive months ofThe post USDT Dominance Signals When Crypto Markets Finally Bottom appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The crypto market has endured four consecutive months of

USDT Dominance Signals When Crypto Markets Finally Bottom

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The crypto market has endured four consecutive months of decline. It is now entering a fifth month in the red, with total market capitalization falling to around $2.5 trillion. The key question for investors is when a recovery might begin. Data from Tether Dominance (USDT.D) may offer an answer.

Tether Dominance (USDT.D) measures the share of USDT market capitalization — the leading stablecoin — relative to the total crypto market. Analysts often use it as an indicator for market tops and bottoms because of its strong correlation with overall market capitalization.

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USDT.D Hits a Two-Year High — What Does It Mean?

TradingView data shows that USDT.D reached 7.4% on February 2. This marks the highest level in the past two years.

A rising USDT.D suggests that investors are selling crypto assets into USDT. It also indicates they are not yet ready to reallocate to the market. This behavior typically appears when investors lose confidence in near-term profit expectations.

Market capitalization and USDT.D. Source: TradingView

The chart reveals an even more notable signal. USDT.D broke above a resistance trendline at 6.5%, while total market capitalization simultaneously broke a key support trendline below.

This combination points to a scenario similar to 2022. That period marked the start of a prolonged bear market that lasted more than a year before showing signs of recovery.

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Other traders, including Trader Tim, argue that a retest of the 6.5% level could present an opportunity to consider short positions. Tim also suggested that USDT.D could continue rising toward 9.5%.

If Tim’s and Crypto Tony’s predictions prove accurate, the market may continue to face selling pressure in the near term. Historically, the 9.5% peak also coincided with the market finding a bottom during 2022.

Stablecoin Liquidity Continues to Decline

CryptoQuant data adds another layer of concern. The 30-day average inflow of stablecoin to exchanges has dropped sharply.

  • In October, exchange inflows averaged $9.7 billion per month. About $8.8 billion of that went into Binance, supporting Bitcoin’s upward momentum.
  • Starting in November, flows reversed. Inflows fell by $9.6 billion, then remained negative by more than $4 billion in early 2026. Binance alone saw an outflow of $3.1 billion.
Exchanges Stablecoin Netflow (30D Change). Source: CryptoQuant.

Overall, investors are not only rotating from Bitcoin and altcoins into stablecoins. They are also withdrawing stablecoins from exchanges entirely. Analysts may only have stronger grounds to call for a trend reversal once these indicators begin to improve again.

Source: https://beincrypto.com/tether-dominance-signals-the-market-bottom/

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