{"id":77231,"date":"2026-03-22T17:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=77231"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:03:11","slug":"bitcoins-most-dangerous-pattern-just-triggered-will-btc-dump-to-26k-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=77231","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s Most Dangerous Pattern Just Triggered: Will BTC Dump to $26K Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Although bitcoin has already dumped by over 50% from its all-time high of over $126,000 marked in October to a multi-year low of $60,000, the asset\u2019s troubles might not be over, warned Merlijn The Trader.<\/p>\n<p>The popular analyst indicated that the \u201cmost dangerous bitcoin pattern just completed phase one,\u201d and BTC could be on its way to $26,000.<\/p>\n<h2>Another 60% Crash in the Making?<\/h2>\n<p>Merlijn believes the first step in this \u2018dangerous pattern\u2019 came after the completion of the bull trap at $105,000. The failure to continue upward means that the market maker\u2019s bearish mode was activated, and if this plays out, the cryptocurrency could be on its way to another massive 60+% crash to $26,000.<\/p>\n<p>If such a doomsday scenario indeed takes place, bitcoin would dump to its lowest price tag since September 2023. Meaning, it has not traded at those levels in almost three years.<\/p>\n<p>The analyst explained that the $70,000 support is \u201cthe last line of defense.\u201d If BTC holds it, then the bearish scenario fails. However, if it loses it, then the $26,000 drops comes into play. What\u2019s particularly worrying for bitcoin is that it <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/3-reasons-why-bitcoin-btc-dropped-by-8k-in-days\/\">dipped<\/a> below that level earlier today and has failed to recover it. The weekly closing candle is just hours away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE MOST DANGEROUS BITCOIN PATTERN JUST COMPLETED PHASE ONE.<\/p>\n<p>Bull Trap at $105K: done.<br \/>\nMarket Maker bearish model: activating.<\/p>\n<p>If this plays out: $26K before new ATH.<\/p>\n<p>$70K is the last line of defense.<\/p>\n<p>Hold it: bearish scenario fails.<br \/>\nLose it: model executes. $26K next stop.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wMyWVx3U0C\">pic.twitter.com\/wMyWVx3U0C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerlijnTrader\/status\/2035642645532299746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Or, A New Bull Phase?<\/h2>\n<p>Merlijn\u2019s post reads that a drop to $26,000 could open the path to a new bull run and a fresh all-time high. In contrast, Ali Martinez was more bullish on the asset\u2019s future price performance. Looking at the Inter-Exchange Flow Puls (IFP), the analyst with roughly 165,000 followers on X noted that the metric has \u201cofficially started rising again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It tracks the intensity of bitcoin transfers between centralized exchanges and, Martinez added, has just flashed a major buy signal. This is because a rising IFP confirms \u201cactive liquidity redistribution,\u201d which has historically acted as the \u201cheartbeat of every major market expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> could be entering a new bull market!<\/p>\n<p>The Inter-Exchange Flow Pulse (IFP) has officially started rising again. This metric tracks the intensity of BTC transfers between centralized exchanges\u2014and it just flashed a major buy signal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Signal: A rising IFP\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LjsyiBr6DW\">pic.twitter.com\/LjsyiBr6DW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali Charts (@alicharts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alicharts\/status\/2035373113563889936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoins-most-dangerous-pattern-just-triggered-will-btc-dump-to-26k-next\/\">Bitcoin\u2019s Most Dangerous Pattern Just Triggered: Will BTC Dump to $26K Next?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although bitcoin has already dumped by over 50% from its all-time high of over $126,000 marked in October to a multi-year low of $60,000, the asset\u2019s troubles might not be over, warned Merlijn The Trader. The popular analyst indicated that the \u201cmost dangerous bitcoin pattern just completed phase one,\u201d and BTC could be on its [&hellip;]<\/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-77231","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\/77231","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=77231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}