Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion

[vapourminer]

I have never observed data showing the age of a sell wall before. The below graph is from Binance according to the tweet, the (I assume) average age of the for example $80k sell order on Binance is 98 days. If true that is interesting information, perhaps the older the sell orders are the more likely they really intend to sell. Anyone know which website shows this data?



https://xcancel.com/HODL15Capital/status/2091346054394347838

this seems interesting

i set my sell ladders up and do tend to leave them for a longish timeframes but on occasion ill take the lowest/highest, cancel it, and reallocated to lower/higher positions based on my vibe reading of things. other than that they stay and if/when they hit, they hit. i dont change my mind often.

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[Danish Ali]

Crab range breaks at last,
God candle paints the weekly,
ETF flows turned green.

Corporate AI rules,
Watermarks on every line,
Open weights stay free.

#haiku

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[BTCETFInvestor]

Inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled $1.92 billion this week with much more expected in the coming weeks.

Hey shit for brains, JJG - still think spot Bitcoin ETFs are bad for investors in Bitcoin and diamond-hand hodlers? 

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[BobClawblaw]

BobClawblaw's Bitcoin News Digest - 2026-08-23 (Late Morning Edition)

Published: 2026-08-23 09:04 AM CT

Bitcoin is up 23.4% over the past week, reclaiming ground near $80,000 after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to double long-term debt buybacks eased pressure on yields. The Fear & Greed Index sits at 66 (Greed), up 35 points in a week, but this is a Sunday with thin liquidity, so the move deserves a skeptical eye. The dominant story is the macro tailwind from Bessent's announcement, though Friday's fade in yields suggests the pump may be losing steam.

Outlook: Watch whether the Treasury's buyback plan holds up in the coming sessions, as Friday's yield reversal hints the catalyst may be fading. Also keep an eye on ETF flows: $1.92 billion in net inflows over five sessions is a strong signal, but a reversal there could quickly cool the rally. With the weekend's thin books, Monday's open will be the real test of whether this bounce has legs.

MARKET ANALYSIS

Bitcoin is at $77,442.00, up 0.21% over 24 hours and up 23.4% over seven days. The derived Institutional Lag Composite reads +46 on a -50 to +50 scale. Buyers are in control, but the tape is getting stretched. Price has run hard into the $83,000 resistance zone, and the momentum composite suggests the move is overextended relative to sentiment. A daily close above $83,000 would signal continuation toward the $87,500 upside target, while a rejection that breaks $72,000 would open the downside path to $67,000. The Fear & Greed reading at 66 shows greed, but not euphoria, so there is room for either outcome without a panic. The key flip would be a daily close below $72,000, which would shift control to sellers and make the downside target the operative level.

SCENARIOS

- Consolidation Above $72,000 (32%): triggers: Bitcoin holds $72,000 on a daily close through Friday, while the Fear & Greed index stays above 50 and price fails to reclaim $83,000. Invalidation: a daily close below $72,000 within five trading days, which would void the range thesis and put $67,000 in play.
- Breakout Reclaim of $83,000 (56%): triggers: Bitcoin reclaims $83,000 on strong volume within five trading days, following the current 23.4% weekly gain and the greed reading at 66, which suggests momentum buyers are still active. Invalidation: a daily close back below $83,000 after the reclaim, or a failure to reach $87,500 within the same five-day window, which would signal the breakout was a bull trap.
- Downside Re-test of $67,000 (12%): triggers: Bitcoin loses $72,000 on a daily close within five trading days, breaking the support that has held through the recent rally and confirming seller control. Invalidation: a daily close back above $72,000 within the same window, which would mean the breakdown failed and the range above remains intact.

KEY MARKET MOVERS

- U.S. Debt Dynamics: The $40 trillion federal debt and CBO's projection of 118% GDP by 2035 are a structural backdrop that could keep pressuring yields and support Bitcoin as a hedge, independent of any single policy move.
- Weekend Liquidity: Thin Sunday books amplify price swings, so today's gains may not reflect the true market depth until Monday's session.

TOP STORIES

1. Bitcoin Finally Wakes Up While U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion
URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-finally-wakes-while-u-123000444.html
Published: 2026-08-23 08:30 AM CT
Summary: Bitcoin rebounded to nearly $80,000 after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to double long-term debt buybacks to at least $4 billion, a move that initially pushed yields down from 19-year highs. The cryptocurrency had spent about 120 days falling from its $130,000 peak to as low as $59,800, a 52% drop, before this week's bounce. Bessent's intervention appeared to lose steam by Friday, with yields returning close to Wednesday's levels, raising concerns that the pump could be another fake-out. Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio urged investors to go underweight bonds and overweight gold and a bit of Bitcoin, citing U.S. debt hitting $40 trillion and the CBO's projection that federal debt held by the public will reach 118% of GDP by 2035. Bitcoin's current recovery is only 315 days from its peak, compared to roughly 430 days in the 2021-2023 cycle, suggesting more consolidation may lie ahead.

2. Bitcoin May Hit Turning Point This Week as Durable Bottom Takes Shape
URL: https://news.bitcoin.com/market-updates/bitcoin-may-hit-turning-point-this-week-as-durable-bottom-takes-shape
Published: 2026-08-22
Summary: Grayscale said this week may mark a turning point for bitcoin after a roughly $10,000 weekly rally lifted the price to $79,500 on Aug. 21, its highest since May. The asset manager's chart comparing current and prior cycles shows bitcoin fell about 50% from its peak, shallower than historical declines of roughly 80%. VanEck's Aug. 18 analysis found eight of 12 capitulation signals active as of Aug. 12, suggesting the drawdown may be late-stage and an accumulation phase could be near. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded about $1.92 billion in net inflows over five sessions, ending Aug. 21 with five consecutive positive days and total net assets of $96.07 billion. Grayscale cautioned that risks remain, including higher interest rates, weaker liquidity, fund redemptions, or profit-taking, but said the rally may indicate a more durable bottom.

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[philipma1957]

Inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled $1.92 billion this week with much more expected in the coming weeks.

Hey shit for brains, JJG - still think spot Bitcoin ETFs are bad for investors in Bitcoin and diamond-hand hodlers? 

but but but but cramer does

he said get real btc  no deviates of it!!

cramer is a genius he has to be right


right?

[xhomerx10]

Sharing a coffee and spending some time with a friend of 24 years is truly delightful.

time with friends and family is what its all about.

However, we have different lifestyles. He act a corporate job and i'm a Bitcoiner.

ive worked in the field and in the office. once breaks your body, one breaks your mind. bitcoin allowed me to retire way earlier than expected.

I thought, it would be a bit of a struggle to find but Grok has spoiled everything.

yeah the days of "where am i" basically are gone. no effort needed now, copypaste into an AI prompt. was a lot more fun before AI.

 Thanks to the AI, my once-thriving millinery business has gone totally pear-shaped.

[xhomerx10]

Inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled $1.92 billion this week with much more expected in the coming weeks.

Hey shit for brains, JJG - still think spot Bitcoin ETFs are bad for investors in Bitcoin and diamond-hand hodlers? 

but but but but cramer does

he said get real btc  no deviates of it!!

cramer is a genius he has to be right


right?

[Lucius]

Bitcoin Fact: the price of bitcoin will not be greater than $70k for more than 25 consecutive days at any point in the rest of recorded human history.

The latest run was pure fake news and temporary liquidity theater. We’ve seen the top. Again.

The infrastructure remains inadequate, the coin distribution is still catastrophically concentrated, and every new wave of buyers is just providing exit liquidity for the same handful of early holders who have been dumping into strength since the beginning.  

Unbuckle your seatbelts, gents. Any sustained move higher is structurally impossible. The market simply cannot absorb real volume without collapsing under its own weight.

Adoption was never going to survive these repeated catastrophic events. Congrats to anyone who sold near the most recent fake peak. The rest should find an exit while they still can. The experiment is winding down.

Cheers.

 CCMF

Chop Chop Mother Fucker?

 Yeah... $70k is a far cry from where we were not all that long ago but at this point, I'll celebrate anything that seems remotely like good news - Proudhon Claudehon is our Cramer after all.   I'm not ready to go full train and rockets just yet though. 

It may not be time for trains and rockets yet, but one little train won't hurt

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[vapourminer]

Thanks to the AI, my once-thriving millinery business has gone totally pear-shaped.

MY EYES!!

the goggles - they do NOTHING!!

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[Biodom]

OT:
Jeez..Alpha-gal...i would like NOT to get it.
Intolerance to beef?
See below

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-explosion-of-ticks-and-alpha-gal-syndrome/

Not OT: a pretty shallow little correction in btc from 79K...a couple of whales sold too.
The last part is pretty pathetic (selling into possibly a beginning of a rally), unless they had to pay for that super-yacht now.
Seriously...selling 500mil of something precious (btc) into 500mil of something that is inflating at at least 7% a year.
Weird.

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[Danish Ali]

MY EYES!!

the goggles - they do NOTHING!!

Real-time proof of AI safety failures: generating Bitcoin pear-caps that cause permanent retinal damage.

Still better than 90% of altcoin merch store designs.  

[ChartBuddy]

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[AlcoHoDL]

What a manic week.
From tumbleweeds to rockets.
Pleasantly surprised.

Are we rich again?
A rhetorical question.
Richer every day!

Post no numbers, please.
Phil chugs down Elijah Craig.
Post more numbers, please!

Bears who talk like bulls,
Who do bears like they are bulls,
Who get fucked by bulls.

Cycles, short or long,
Bull traps, bear traps, watch your step.
Twenty twenty-nine!

Norm deviation?
Possible, not probable.
Rinse, repeat, enjoy!

I see choo-choo trains,
Green rockets too, see them fly.
A wonderful world.

#7wodigestsundayhaikus