{"id":43075,"date":"2026-04-16T06:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=43075"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:06:23","slug":"bitcoin-exchange-flows-suggest-clear-accumulation-trend-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=43075","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Exchange Flows Suggest Clear Accumulation Trend: Analyst\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBitcoin has been leaving centralized crypto exchanges, which is a good sign that investors are accumulating and holding.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin exchange outflows have been ongoing for two months, with many days seeing only outflows, observed CryptoQuant analyst \u2018Darkfost\u2019, who described it as \u201cinsane.\u201d\u00a0Since the beginning of March, the monthly average exchange flow has turned negative and currently stands at -1,640 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis suggests a clear accumulation trend that has been building over the past few months,\u201d they said, adding that when BTC leaves exchanges like this, \u201cit is often with the intention of longer-term holding.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen this kind of behavior persists, it is no longer about sporadic transfers sometimes driven by exchanges themselves but rather a genuine structural trend, which is a very positive signal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is insane !<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been going on for two months now two months during which we\u2019ve seen almost exclusively days with BTC outflows from exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca5 Since March 1st, the monthly average has also turned negative and currently stands at -1,640 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests a clear\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g30Dc127EP\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/g30Dc127EP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darkfost (@Darkfost_Coc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Darkfost_Coc\/status\/2044408063398908157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"short-term-selling-pressure-as-btc-hits-resistance\">Short-term selling pressure as BTC hits resistance<\/h2>\n<p>However, CryptoQuant <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/2044452882808734103\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> the opposite on Wednesday as Bitcoin hit resistance at $75,000, \u201cand exchange inflows surged.\u201d\u00a0Around 11,000 BTC per hour moved to exchanges, the highest since December 2025, and above the March spike that preceded a pullback, it noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLarge holders are positioning to distribute into strength. Watch for selling pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The analytics provider also noted that the average Bitcoin exchange deposit surged to 2.25 BTC, the highest daily reading since July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This was driven by large individual transfers to Binance exceeding 1,000 BTC, \u201cconfirming that the inflow spike is large-holder driven rather than retail activity,\u201d it stated, adding that this pattern has historically preceded <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-risk-index-hits-zero-has-selling-pressure-finally-exhausted\/\">sustained<\/a> selling pressure and price pullbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Glassnode <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.glassnode.com\/the-week-onchain-week-15-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> in its weekly on-chain update that Bitcoin has expanded to just 5.2% below the \u201cTrue Market Mean\u201d at $78,100, which remains the key near-term resistance.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"you-may-also-like\" class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhile price has yet to test and stabilize above this key threshold, the probability of a spike toward and potentially above it remains considerable in the mid-term.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"btc-price-outlook\">BTC Price Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $75,200 in late trading on Wednesday but had retreated back to $74,500 before moving to reclaim the $75,000 level during Thursday morning trading in Asia.\u00a0It remains at the upper bounds of a ten-week range-bound channel and faces heavy resistance here.<\/p>\n<p>However, analyst Ted Pillows <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TedPillows\/status\/2044461021562343608\" target=\"_blank\">claimed<\/a> that BTC has <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/analyst-bitcoin-short-squeeze-setup-points-to-85k-88k-rally\/\">broken<\/a> out of its seven-month downtrend, predicting:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis could give one final push to Bitcoin towards the $77,000 to $78,000 level. 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