Live w/ Matt

BITCOIN PRICE: WHAT I THINK IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING

I want to be very clear about this, because I’ve seen a lot of forced narratives flying around over the last couple of weeks. I don’t think Venezuela, Maduro, or any single geopolitical headline is what moved Bitcoin. That kind of thinking is way too neat and honestly doesn’t line up with how markets actually behave.

What this looks like to me is classic end-of-year behavior. People took profits. People harvested losses. Funds cleaned up their books. A lot of capital simply didn’t want exposure going into the final weeks of 2025, especially with a new administration, potential policy shifts, and tax considerations all sitting right in front of us. That’s not bearish. That’s cautious.

From a market structure standpoint, the move higher we saw recently looks more like short covering than fresh spot demand. Open interest came down as price went up. That tells you shorts were closing, not that a wave of new buyers suddenly piled in. That’s an important distinction, because rallies built on short covering don’t behave the same way as rallies driven by sustained inflows.

At the same time, sentiment is still weirdly negative. You’ve got no shortage of people calling for $40,000, talking about a full-on bear market, or claiming the cycle is over. Yet when you step back, the broader setup doesn’t really support panic. Liquidity conditions are likely to improve, rate cuts are still on the table, and regulatory clarity is actually better than it was a year ago. None of that screams collapse.

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So where does that leave us? Probably in a period of chop and uncertainty. Sideways, maybe lower, maybe higher. Anyone telling you they know exactly what comes next is lying to you. What I do believe is that 2026 starts with a much cleaner slate than 2025 ended with. New incentives, new leadership, and capital that’s finally willing to make decisions again instead of sitting on its hands.

This doesn’t feel like the end of something. It feels like a reset. And those are usually uncomfortable right before they become obvious in hindsight.

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