{"id":38853,"date":"2025-07-25T18:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=38853"},"modified":"2025-07-25T18:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:46:59","slug":"cq-ceo-backtracks-on-btc-cycle-theory-now-cites-institutional-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=38853","title":{"rendered":"CQ CEO Backtracks on BTC Cycle Theory, Now Cites Institutional Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju has declared that the long-standing Bitcoin (BTC) cycle theory is \u201cdead,\u201d and has issued a public apology for his earlier bearish predictions.<\/p>\n

Ju, once a proponent of cycle-based forecasting, where he advocated buying when whales accumulate and selling when retail floods in, acknowledged that \u201cthe pattern no longer holds\u201d amid a structural transformation led by institutional investors.<\/p>\n

The Death of the Bitcoin Cycle Theory<\/h2>\n

In a July 25 post on X, Ju explained<\/a> that old whales are selling to new long-term whales, adding that holders now outnumber traders and traditional trading strategies now feel \u201cpointless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy mistake was ignoring this shift in my \u2018bull cycle is over\u2019 call,\u201d wrote the CQ founder. \u201cI sincerely apologize if my prediction impacted your investment. I\u2019ll be more careful with forecasts and focus on providing data-driven insights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For years, BTC\u2019s price movements followed a familiar rhythm: whales accumulated early, retail FOMO kicked in near the top, and a bear market ensued. However, CryptoQuant\u2019s latest on-chain analysis supports Ju\u2019s new stance. The report<\/a> shows that in contrast to past cycles where retail investors dominated euphoric peaks, today\u2019s rally is characterized by their absence.<\/p>\n

Retail selling has intensified, particularly on platforms like Binance, where inflows from small traders surged from $12 billion to $16 billion over the past month. Instead, it\u2019s deep-pocketed investors, institutions, high-volume wallets, and ETFs that are aggressively accumulating. Whales Screener data from earlier in the week supports this, showing over $200 million in BTC was withdrawn from exchanges in one 24-hour period to signal long-term conviction further.<\/p>\n

Google Trends has also shown muted retail interest, a stark contrast to the social media frenzy of 2021. \u201cThis cycle looks nothing like the madness of 2021,\u201d CryptoQuant noted. \u201cQuiet and smart money is currently on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Stockmoney Lizards, another prominent analyst account, made observations similar to Ju\u2019s. They argued<\/a> this current cycle \u201cmarks the beginning of something different,\u201d with Wall Street and TradFi institutions entering the market in droves. \u201cMass adoption has started,\u201d they claimed, suggesting future BTC market behavior may resemble the S&P 500 more than the boom-bust patterns of days gone by.<\/p>\n

A Few Believers Remain<\/h2>\n

However, not everyone agrees. On July 16, pseudonymous analyst CryptoCon pushed back against the growing debate over Bitcoin\u2019s future trajectory, asserting<\/a> that the four-year halving cycle is still intact.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople expect the 4-year cycle to die every time. It hasn\u2019t,\u201d they said, projecting a cycle top between October and December 2025.<\/p>\n

Amid the debate, BTC is trading at $115,500, a 2.5% dip in the last 24 hours and a 4.7% decline over the past week. This means it is underperforming the broader crypto market, which is down just 1.5% in that period.<\/p>\n

The flagship cryptocurrency is now 6.2% below its all-time high set<\/a> on July 14, though it remains up 8.6% in the last 30 days and nearly 80% year-on-year.<\/p>\n

The post CQ CEO Backtracks on BTC Cycle Theory, Now Cites Institutional Surge<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju has declared that the long-standing Bitcoin (BTC) cycle theory is \u201cdead,\u201d and has issued a public apology for his earlier bearish predictions. Ju, once a proponent of cycle-based forecasting, where he advocated buying when whales accumulate and selling when retail floods in, acknowledged that \u201cthe pattern no longer holds\u201d amid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-38853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}