BTC 67K – Understanding "Phase" So You Don't Get Bitten by Whales

BTC recently rebounded from the $60K zone up to $67.61K, but many people still FOMO buying without fully understanding: where are we in the market cycle? “What is a phase” – this question is more important than you think, because if you don’t grasp it, you’ll become “prey” for whales.

What Is a Phase? Why Should You Pay Attention When Trading BTC?

A phase is not just a time period, but a psychological and financial stage of the market. During a bear cycle, the market goes through different phases: from Capitulation → Accumulation → Recovery. Each phase has distinct characteristics regarding money flow, investor psychology, and whale actions.

Right now, BTC is in a critical phase: between accumulation and testing resistance. The price at $67.61K looks “safe” to many, but that is exactly the “trap” whales set to make you enter at the wrong time.

Liquidity Structure from 67K Downward: Where Are the Whales?

Looking at the Volume Profile (VPVR):

Current zone ($67K-68K): Thin liquidity, just a “temporary water pool” where whales sell to get liquidity and exit their positions.

Zone $64K-65K: This is a short-term resistance that has been tested. On the next retest, this zone will weaken (50% of its durability lost) – prone to cascade liquidations.

Zone $60K (Important support): About ~$34 million USD liquidity from the order book. Has been tested once, reducing its durability. Next test, this wall is likely to break.

Zone $55K-58K (Whale’s real base): This is the POC (Point of Control) – where there are 3 thick volume layers totaling over $65 million USD. Whales often accumulate here because of high liquidity, low slippage, and easier defense. This is truly “cheap” in the eyes of big players.

Whale Psychology in the Current Phase

Why aren’t whales rushing to buy at $67K? Because they are waiting for the “ripe fruit” to swallow. They know that:

1. Short-term risk remains high (geopolitics, macro debt wall, liquidation cascade)
2. The $60K-65K zone is a thin liquidity pool, easy to generate downward momentum
3. Each time the price tests support, lower-layer liquidity gets wiped out, creating downward pressure

They are waiting for lower confirmation (lower low around $55K-58K) to accumulate with minimal slippage.

Suggestions: Trading Strategies for Each Phase

🔶 Avoid: Buying the dip at $67K right now. You’ll be “front-running” the sharks → becoming liquidity for them to dump.

🔶 Short-term: The market still has risk-off signals → possible retest of $60K or lower. Hold cash, wait for confirmation.

🔶 Long-term (Accumulation phase): If you want to accumulate, wait for confirmation of a higher low around $55K-58K (if a deep dump occurs). That’s a reasonable price zone according to whale logic.

🔶 Selective: Only hold strong BTC, avoid altcoins bleeding heavily in bear phases. Altcoins can easily drop 80-90%.

Conclusion: Understanding which phase you are in is the key to smart trading. Not every “cheap” price is a buy – buy when whales also want to buy there, that’s when you truly gain an advantage!