BlockBeats reported that after Bitcoin broke through 80,000 USD, short-term holders transferred 28,690 BTC in profit to trading platforms over the past 24 hours; BTC still closed above 80,000 USD.
BlockBeats reported that energy investor Jeff Currie recommends taking partial profits on short-term crude and refined product trades after the sharp rise in oil prices, while maintaining his view of a long-term structural bull market in energy.
A Coinbase report shows that BTC profit-taking reached a new single-day high in 2026, while spot and speculative futures demand both declined markedly over the past 30 days.
BlockBeats cited CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr as saying that September at the second rally's peak, 7 day realized profit was lower than at August the first peak by 19%, while short-term holders'SOPR remained above 1 but the profit margin narrowed.
Trader Doctor Profit says he took profits on all QNT, pointing to high funding rates, crowded longs, and suspected whales selling while calling for purchases.
CryptoQuant Head of Research Julio Moreno said that Bitcoin's unrealized profit ratio rose to 33%, while profit-taking volume rose to 25,700 coins BTC, both reaching recent highs.
PANews, citing CoinDesk, reported that Bitcoin rose 44%to nearly 85000 USD and that recent holders realized approximately 2400000000 USD. U.S. spot BTC ETF saw net inflows of approximately 6 over the past trading days 2840000000 USD。