Just noticed something interesting in the derivatives data that's been bugging me. So yeah, BTC dropped hard last week down to 60k but bounced back to around 71k recently. Everyone's asking if that was the bottom, right? But when I looked at the futures basis, it's not screaming capitulation like you'd expect. The 90-day futures are still trading at like a 4% premium to spot, which is pretty modest. Compare that to 2022 when we actually hit a real bottom - futures were trading at a 9% discount. That's the kind of move that usually signals true capitulation when everyone's panic selling. So here's the thing - the fact that we haven't seen that steep discount yet suggests there could be another leg down coming. The basis barely dipped into negative territory during last week's drop, which for a capitulation moment is honestly pretty weak. If history repeats, we might need to see futures traders actually capitulate and push those discounts way deeper before we can confidently call a bottom. Anyway, just something worth watching if you're trying to time this thing.

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