Bitcoin Tumbles Amid Liquidity Storm, $65K–$70K Key for Rebound

Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at $67,294.28 on Thursday, February 5, marking a 9% decline over 24 hours as major liquidity clusters triggered a surge in sell-offs.

Trading volumes spiked to $95.95 billion, a 41% increase from the previous day, signaling heightened market activity and trader caution. Over the past week, BTC has dropped 20.75%, reflecting a period of significant volatility.

Distribution Phases Test Key Support and Resistance Levels

In X post, Crypto analysts Rain highlight that Bitcoin is now trading within the $65,000–$70,000 high-liquidity band, identified by dense yellow clusters on Coinglass heatmaps.

Market observer Rain notes that the $68,000 region may act as a magnet for stop-loss orders and long-liquidation cascades. These clusters indicate areas where large sellers and leveraged positions are concentrated, increasing the potential for sharp price swings in the near term.

Historical BTC price behavior shows that as liquidity accumulates above and below the current price, volatility often intensifies. In prior cycles, such concentration has triggered short-term choppiness or distribution phases, during which the market repeatedly tests support and resistance levels.

The latest heatmap highlights a sharp downside move, representing a long liquidation cascade. Once BTC broke below support, stacked long positions triggered forced liquidations, accelerating the sell-off.

Analysts emphasize that after major liquidity pools are consumed, markets often stabilize, allowing leverage to reset and establishing potential zones for rebounds. Traders are advised to closely monitor these areas to anticipate short-term price movements.

K33 Predicts No Full Repeat of Past Bear Markets

Despite the recent sell-off, research firm K33 notes that a full repeat of prior bear markets is unlikely. Bitcoin has fallen roughly 40% from its October peak, but current conditions differ due to rising institutional adoption, inflows into regulated products, and an easing interest rate environment.

K33 Head of Research, Vetle Lunde, observed that recent market patterns show similarities to 2018 and 2022 drawdowns, driven more by trader behavior than by fundamental weaknesses.

Extreme trading volumes, negative derivatives funding rates, and roughly $1.8 billion in long liquidations may indicate potential bottoming. 

Lunde identifies $74,000 as a critical support level; a breach could accelerate downside toward $69,000 or the 200-week moving average near $58,000. However, he stresses that current prices present attractive entry points for long-term investors.

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