The post Analysts Warn of Max Pain Levels appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key takeaways: A Bitwise analyst outlined the $84,000 to $73,000 region as the likely “max pain” capitulation range for Bitcoin. Cost-basis levels of BlackRock’s IBIT and Strategy’s BTC treasury could heavily influence liquidity flows. The worst-case scenario for BTC is a “fire-sale” level  Bitwise European head of research André Dragosch said Bitcoin’s “max pain” zone resides between two critical cost-basis levels: BlackRock’s IBIT at $84,000 and MicroStrategy’s near $73,000. Dragosch argued that a final cycle bottom is most likely to form somewhere between these levels, describing them as “fire-sale” prices that represent a full reset of market positioning. The cost basis of IBIT, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), reflected the average price at which the ETF acquired its BTC holdings. When the price approaches this threshold, sentiment often deteriorates because ETF holders begin to evaluate whether continued drawdowns justify redemptions.  iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) daily netflows. Source: SoSoValue This dynamic is already visible as IBIT posted its worst single-day outflows of $523 million on Tuesday, contributing to $3.3 billion in total ETF outflows over the past month, or 3.5% of total assets under management (AUM). Strategy is currently at a more fragile point. Its net asset value (NAV) recently fell below 1, signaling that the market now values the company’s equity at a discount to the underlying Bitcoin it holds, historically a sign of tightening liquidity and risk aversion. A retest of its $73,000 cost basis could further stress sentiment and trigger heavier de-risking if macroeconomic conditions worsen. MSTR mNAV against diluted shares. Source: StrategyTracker Related: 10-year Bitcoin model approves buying BTC at $100K since time does ‘the heavy lifting’ Macroeconomic risk builds as the Fed wavers on December rate cuts Data from CryptoQuant noted that the December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is unusually uncertain after a government… The post Analysts Warn of Max Pain Levels appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key takeaways: A Bitwise analyst outlined the $84,000 to $73,000 region as the likely “max pain” capitulation range for Bitcoin. Cost-basis levels of BlackRock’s IBIT and Strategy’s BTC treasury could heavily influence liquidity flows. The worst-case scenario for BTC is a “fire-sale” level  Bitwise European head of research André Dragosch said Bitcoin’s “max pain” zone resides between two critical cost-basis levels: BlackRock’s IBIT at $84,000 and MicroStrategy’s near $73,000. Dragosch argued that a final cycle bottom is most likely to form somewhere between these levels, describing them as “fire-sale” prices that represent a full reset of market positioning. The cost basis of IBIT, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), reflected the average price at which the ETF acquired its BTC holdings. When the price approaches this threshold, sentiment often deteriorates because ETF holders begin to evaluate whether continued drawdowns justify redemptions.  iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) daily netflows. Source: SoSoValue This dynamic is already visible as IBIT posted its worst single-day outflows of $523 million on Tuesday, contributing to $3.3 billion in total ETF outflows over the past month, or 3.5% of total assets under management (AUM). Strategy is currently at a more fragile point. Its net asset value (NAV) recently fell below 1, signaling that the market now values the company’s equity at a discount to the underlying Bitcoin it holds, historically a sign of tightening liquidity and risk aversion. A retest of its $73,000 cost basis could further stress sentiment and trigger heavier de-risking if macroeconomic conditions worsen. MSTR mNAV against diluted shares. Source: StrategyTracker Related: 10-year Bitcoin model approves buying BTC at $100K since time does ‘the heavy lifting’ Macroeconomic risk builds as the Fed wavers on December rate cuts Data from CryptoQuant noted that the December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is unusually uncertain after a government…