Bitcoin speculation thread for 2026

[Y3shot]

Can't really predict the price of Bitcoin in this year but I think it can be the year of maximum bear market,  the price of Bitcoin might go very low than what it was in the previous year. In the previous Bitcoin price drop but it seems we haven't enter the bear market well .

This year im not expecting Bitcoin price to increase like last year, and since their was a good increase in the price of Bitcoin last year ,I think this time is when the bear market will take place very well.

[piebeyb]

There are no large holders now, middle class people may not have much bitcoin and can affect the price of bitcoin as well when there is a panic, but then again the cycle may change and in the end the price of bitcoin really does not follow the 4-year cycle anymore, I also hope so that the price of bitcoin will always have a good value every year without having to worry about the bear market which is easy to predict, I think everyone is waiting and wants to see it even though I am still hesitant to enter the market and only have a few cryptos for the long term.

[pooya87]

The good thing about price having been dropped already is that there is a higher chance of rising so I expect green. That means if nothing unexpected happens, like a deeper recession, we should start price recovery as the holiday days come to an end and people start putting their money back into bitcoin again. From there, we can see more recovery and through this year price could go back up to set a new ATH. But that was a big "if" I started this speculation with though...

[Pandu Geddon]

At the beginning of this year, there might not have been any major changes in Bitcoin price movements, at least for this month. But for the whole year, hopefully it will be a good growth. At the very least, it might reach above $100k again. I'm still not sure if Bitcoin can reach a new ATH again this year. We have to see how the market situation and the political moves of influential countries might affect the market.

[Sunshine1525]

The good thing about price having been dropped already is that there is a higher chance of rising so I expect green. That means if nothing unexpected happens, like a deeper recession, we should start price recovery as the holiday days come to an end and people start putting their money back into bitcoin again. From there, we can see more recovery and through this year price could go back up to set a new ATH. But that was a big "if" I started this speculation with though...

I learnt that when the price drops is the one of the best times to take advantage of the market because since the market always recovers there would be profits in your portfolio if you took advantage of the market when the price dropped.  I used to have that mindset that it's good to sell when the market starts falling but I've figured that i was wrong at all after get to understand how holding Bitcoin works.

I see some points in what you've said and I think you're right cause those who sold off some portions to enjoy the holidays and festive period with their loved ones would see reason to put back money into Bitcoin and cause the market recover again. Well i also learnt that Bitcoin is unpredictable, can't really tell if it would set a new height when the market finally starts recovering but whatever it brings is always to the advantage of Bitcoin believers.