{"id":97136,"date":"2026-05-15T16:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97136"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:30:12","slug":"bitcoin-tests-breakeven-level-for-short-term-whales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-tests-breakeven-level-for-short-term-whales\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Tests Breakeven Level for Short-Term Whales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The price of the leading cryptocurrency has returned for the third time since October to the average purchase price of short-term whales, around $79,000-$80,000. This was reported by on-chain analyst known as MorenoDV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Short-Term Whales Decide the Next Move<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf BTC can stabilize above this cohort\u2019s cost basis, unrealized stress disappears &#038; these whales may transition from defensive sellers into passive holders again, removing significant sell-side pressure from the market.\u201d \u2013 By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorenoDV_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorenoDV_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ipxXym3Hxr\">pic.twitter.com\/ipxXym3Hxr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/2055231605279506912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A group of large investors, who previously recorded unrealized losses, has reached the breakeven point. According to the expert&#8217;s observations, short-term whales tend to make emotional decisions and react more sharply to market changes than long-term holders. Their priorities are current profit indicators and risk management, rather than a deep belief in the asset.<\/p>\n<p>The previous two similar tests in October 2025 and January 2026 ended in capitulation. At that time, the price briefly rose above the whales&#8217; entry level, but after losing momentum, investors began to actively sell coins, locking in losses.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has reached a critical point. If Bitcoin stabilizes above $80,000, large holders will shift from sellers to passive holders, easing market pressure. Otherwise, a new wave of sharp sales is expected.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, digital gold is trading at $80,470, up 1.3% over the past day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-69a1a9c436bd5391-4452865462625697.webp\" alt=\"BTCUSDT_2026-05-15_15-32-14\" class=\"wp-image-280012\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of BTC\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in May, analysts at JPMorgan <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/jpmorgan-predicts-ethereum-will-lag-behind-bitcoin\">predicted<\/a> further underperformance of Ethereum compared to Bitcoin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The price of the leading cryptocurrency has returned for the third time since October to the average purchase price of short-term whales, around $79,000-$80,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Bitcoin returns to the average purchase price of short-term whales, around $79,000-$80,000.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1205,1156,1268],"class_list":["post-97136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-cryptoquant","tag-institutional-investors-and-whales","tag-on-chain-analysis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"32","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Bitcoin returns to the average purchase price of short-term whales, around $79,000-$80,000.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97138,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97136\/revisions\/97138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}