Bitcoin has reached a vital milestone 161 days after its April halving, mirroring a pivotal second from 2020 when the digital asset broke out from its reaccumulation vary. Rekt Capital highlighted this temporal alignment, noting that in 2020, Bitcoin started a big upward transfer precisely 161 days post-halving.
Rekt Capital’s chart under compares the post-halving durations of 2020 and 2024 and divulges placing similarities. Each instances, Bitcoin entered a reaccumulation section lasting roughly 161 days after the halving occasions. In 2020, this era culminated in a parabolic rally as Bitcoin broke by way of resistance ranges it had repeatedly examined.
Assist and resistance ranges in each durations present constant testing and retesting, forming a basis for potential upward momentum. Rounded backside patterns noticed within the charts sign accumulation and should additional help the breakout thesis.
Whereas historic patterns point out the potential for a big transfer, variations in market situations, resembling quantity, spotlight that outcomes will not be similar.
A notable distinction between the 2 durations is the buying and selling quantity on the chart, which makes use of Bitstamp. In 2020, Bitstamp’s quantity in the course of the 161-day post-halving interval was 1.183 million, whereas in 2024, it stands at 313,081. This divergence suggests a change in market participation, which might impression the character of any potential breakout.
Throughout all exchanges, CryptoSlate’s chart under reveals 2.5 million in buying and selling quantity since this yr’s halving, whereas there have been 4 million within the 161 days after the 2020 halving. This confirms the discount in quantity because the comparative interval final cycle. Nevertheless, the drop in quantity shouldn’t be as drastic in relative phrases.
Bitstamp noticed a 73% decline, whereas TradingView’s mixed index depicts a 37% lower.

