#我的2026第一条帖 Santiment: Bitcoin bullish outlook, whales and sharks buy the dip while retail investors sell off

Santiment believes that whale accumulation of Bitcoin and recent profit-taking by retail investors could be seen as positive factors and may lead to further market gains.
On-chain analysis platform Santiment states that the cryptocurrency market "generally follows the movements of major whale and shark stakeholders and tends to move opposite to small retail wallets."
Whales and sharks refer to groups holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoins, while retail traders' wallets hold less than 0.01 Bitcoin.
According to Santiment statistics, since mid-December, whales and sharks have accumulated a total of 56,227 Bitcoins. "This marks a local bottom for cryptocurrencies. Although the market remains relatively stable, bullish divergence starting from accumulation levels will inevitably lead to at least one small breakout," the report added.
The report states that in the past 24 hours, "the situation has improved," as retail traders are now taking profits, "expecting that we are in a bull trap / bear market rally." Santiment summarized that, due to these dynamic factors, "it is more likely than ever that the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies will continue to grow." Over the past six weeks, the market has been mostly sideways, with prices fluctuating between $87,000 and $94,000 since late November.
According to TradingView data, the asset is currently near the upper end of this range, reaching a seven-week high of $94,800 in Cb trading later on Monday. Analyst James Check pointed out that Bitcoin surged to $94,000 at the beginning of 2026, "but the real story is the large-scale reallocation of supply happening behind the scenes." He noted that the "oversupply" situation has been rebalanced from 67% to 47%, profit-taking has "suddenly decreased," a short squeeze has appeared in the futures market, but overall market leverage remains very low.
Andri Fauzan Adziima, Head of Research at Bit Cryptocurrency Exchange, told Cointelegraph: "Bitcoin is still in a bull consolidation phase." They added, "Key resistance levels are between $95,000 and $100,000, with active options trading near the $100,000 strike price expiring in January. Immediate support is between $88,000 and $90,000; breaking below this support could trigger a larger correction."