CoinVoice has recently learned that Bitfinex released a report stating, 'Despite some brief turmoil last week, November was a peak month for Bitcoin. Bitcoin experienced its largest pullback since the U.S. elections, dropping 8.64% during the week to $90,911, before quickly rebounding and setting a historic closing record at $96,506 by the end of the month. Bitcoin ended November with an impressive gain of 37.3%, making it the second-best performing month of 2024 so far.
This outstanding performance continues to highlight Bitcoin's strong momentum, preparing us for December. Historically, December is typically a month of high volatility for Bitcoin, but in halving years, this asset's average return is 38.86%. Given the current bull market dynamics, we believe Bitcoin is expected to continue rising, although it may experience short-term volatility. Any short-term pullback is likely triggered by ETF outflows and profit-taking by long-term holders. Last week, ETFs recorded a net outflow of $135.1 million, most of which occurred in the first two days of trading. Since September, long-term holders have distributed a significant amount of 508,990 bitcoins, increasing the supply in the market. While this is still below the 934,000 bitcoins distributed before the March 2024 peak, the ongoing selling pressure requires sustained demand from ETFs and marginal buyers to avoid further pullbacks.
Interestingly, the supply of short-term holders is close to its cyclical high of 3,282,000 bitcoins. Historically, the final phase of a bull market often occurs when the supply of short-term holders breaks above the pre-halving cycle high. This change indicates an increase in retail investor participation but also highlights the market's dependence on incoming demand to absorb the profit-taking of long-term holders.
As Bitcoin further enters the bull market cycle, the current consolidation phase is a necessary pause to absorb profit-taking and adjust market demand. With the recovery of ETF inflows and increased retail interest, we believe Bitcoin still has a solid foundation to break through the psychological level of $100,000.
