A Bitcoin (BTC) sell-off and related value fall are “not going to occur,” a widely known the CEO of a widely known analytics device has mentioned.

In a tweet on Oct. 12, Ki Younger Ju, CEO of CryptoQuant, famous that common inflows to exchanges have been staying low regardless of BTC value positive aspects.

Ki: Alternate inflows “nonetheless within the secure zone”

Ki highlighted CryptoQuant’s imply alternate influx metric, which stays comfortably inside the low-risk space, suggesting a low probability of a sell-off.

Imply alternate influx measures how a lot Bitcoin is coming into exchanges, with the implication that it might be used for promoting or buying and selling actions. By extension, it offers an thought of whale exercise — massive quantity hodlers planning to divest themselves of BTC.

“$BTC dumping isn’t going to occur,” Ki commented. 

“All Exchanges Influx Imply normally signifies what number of whales are energetic on exchanges. Above 2 BTC is the hazard zone, and we’re nonetheless within the secure zone.”

As such, BTC/USD climbing to close $11,500 this week has not elevated traders’ temptation to promote.

Bitcoin mean inflows vs. BTC/USD 1-month chart

Bitcoin imply inflows vs. BTC/USD 1-month chart. Supply: Ki Younger Ju/ Twitter

The dearth of exercise runs in stark distinction to earlier this yr. On March 9, every week earlier than coronavirus prompted a cross-asset value crash, alternate inflows handed the two BTC “hazard zone.” Days later, round March 14, inflows hit a peak of virtually 5 BTC. Bitcoin subsequently fell to $3,600.

What BitMEX promoting stress?

CryptoQuant has additionally beforehand highlighted flows from miners contributing to Bitcoin value motion. Final month, it was a spike in flows from mining swimming pools, additionally presumably destined on the market, which accompanied a 3% decline in BTC/USD.

In October, the state of affairs with withdrawals was distorted by BitMEX because the derivatives big is at the moment underneath investigation by U.S. tax authorities. Outflows from BitMEX totaled 50,000 BTC on Oct. 2 alone, CryptoQuant information exhibits.

BitMEX inflows and outflows chart

BitMEX inflows and outflows chart. Supply: CryptoQuant

BitMEX, Cointelegraph and Digital Belongings Knowledge figures verify, doesn’t maintain as a lot market share for Bitcoin futures because it did prior to now. 

Bitcoin futures volume exchange comparison 1-month chart

Bitcoin futures quantity alternate comparability 1-month chart. Supply: Cointelegraph/ Digital Belongings Knowledge

As varied analysts famous, Bitcoin has thus broadly weathered the storm brought on by the platform’s issues, beating out resistance ranges at $11,000. 

This resilience has emboldened the Bitcoin bull case, Cointelegraph reported, with an growing variety of market individuals assured in additional positive aspects previous recent draw back.