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✔️ Strong spot volume return
✔️ HTF reclaim with a solid daily/weekly close
Without these, any bounce is likely a dead-cat bounce.
🔹 3. On-Chain & Derivatives Clues
Open interest remains elevated → leverage still in the system
Funding rates near neutral → no panic yet
Longs haven’t been fully forced out
📌 This tells us the market hasn’t suffered enough for a durable bottom.
🔹 4. Timing: Days, Weeks, or Months?
Short-term: Choppy, fake bounces possible
1–3 weeks: High probability window for a real rebound if liquidity flush occurs
Without a flush: BTC may grind sideways longer than most expect
Markets love to exhaust patience before rewarding conviction.
🔹 5. What Smart Money Is Waiting For
Fear spike, not mild concern
Retail capitulation, not dip-buying
Confirmation, not prediction
Smart money reacts — it doesn’t guess.
🧠 Best Strategy Right Now
Don’t front-run the bottom
Scale entries, not all-in
Respect invalidation levels
Cash is still a position
🔚 Final Take
BTC will rebound when:
Leverage is cleansed + liquidity is absorbed + structure is reclaimed