2017 → $21K 2021 → $69K 2025 → $124K Next → ? Every cycle follows the same script: Expansion → Euphoria → Brutal shakeout → Rebuild → New high. The numbers change. The psychology doesn’t. Sentiment now? Fragile. Fear elevated. Many waiting for “one more flush.” Historically, that mindset forms near inflection points — not peaks. Liquidity is rotating. Gold strong. Silver firm. When cross-market momentum expands, BTC rarely stays quiet — and upside moves aren’t linear. Compression → Expansion. Six months can change the entire structure. Patterns don’t guarantee outcomes. They frame probabilities. Stay strategic. Manage risk. Avoid extremes.
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History Echoes in Bitcoin Cycles
2017 → $21K
2021 → $69K
2025 → $124K
Next → ?
Every cycle follows the same script: Expansion → Euphoria → Brutal shakeout → Rebuild → New high.
The numbers change.
The psychology doesn’t.
Sentiment now? Fragile. Fear elevated. Many waiting for “one more flush.”
Historically, that mindset forms near inflection points — not peaks.
Liquidity is rotating. Gold strong. Silver firm.
When cross-market momentum expands, BTC rarely stays quiet — and upside moves aren’t linear.
Compression → Expansion.
Six months can change the entire structure.
Patterns don’t guarantee outcomes. They frame probabilities.
Stay strategic. Manage risk. Avoid extremes.