Bitcoin (BTC) Dips 20% From ATH But Long-Term Bullish View Remains Intact

In his latest video update, long-time market analyst and self-described “four-year cycle”

Long-time market analyst and self-described “four-year cycle” trader Bob Loukas delivered a new video update where he's breaking down Bitcoin's current price trajectory. Despite a roughly 22% pullback from recent highs, Loukas asserts that the leading cryptocurrency's market action remains "nothing we have not seen before."

Loukas began his latest update by noting that while there's been "a lot of anxiety" among traders following Bitcoin's drop from around $110,000 to the mid-$80,000s, such swings are a natural part of Bitcoin's characteristic volatility.

"As I record this video Bitcoin’s at $87,000, down from an all-time high of around $110,000... which historically, even for this four-year cycle, is basically right on the averages […] a 20% drawdown from a high," Loukas stated.

Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycles

While Loukas emphasized that intracycle corrections of this magnitude "should not come necessarily as a major surprise," he also acknowledged the possibility of even deeper drops in the short term. In his assessment, a temporary cascade toward $80,000 or even the mid-$70,000s—which would reflect around a 30% drawdown—is not outside the realm of possibility.

"There’s no reason why this current move couldn’t drop all the way down to the low $80,000s. There’s a more outside chance that it could also fall into the $70,000s—maybe $75,000 or $73,000. That’s still within Bitcoin’s historical volatility range."

According to Loukas, these corrective moves are simply a routine "fear reset," with late buyers in the previous upswing typically capitulating during such pullbacks. However, in the context of Bitcoin's broader uptrend, these phases have historically paved the way for fresh rallies.

Loukas primarily frames his analysis around a four-year cycle, which he subdivides into shorter "weekly cycles" of roughly six months each. Each weekly cycle, he says, typically trends upwards for two-thirds of its duration and then downwards for the remainder, resetting sentiment. And despite the current pullback unsettling many traders, Loukas sees it aligning with Bitcoin's longstanding cyclical pattern.

"Unless you believe that the four-year cycle has peaked—which I do not—I see this as one of the normal, oscillating weekly cycle declines. It’s the same E and flow we’ve witnessed so many times."

Loukas revealed that his first sale target for the model portfolio is around $153,000 per Bitcoin, depending on where this current decline bottoms. From the mid-$80,000s, his baseline scenario anticipates a potential 80% upward move during the next multi-week upswing. He emphasized that this number may be revised depending on how low Bitcoin drops during the present correction.

Crucially, Loukas noted the possibility of the top being in if the next rebound falters in a pattern known as a "failed weekly cycle." He explained that once Bitcoin establishes a new short-term low—potentially around $80,000 or the mid-$70,000s—the market's next test will be its recovery. If that bounce fails to pierce the prior high near $110,000 and subsequently breaches the newly established low, it would signal deeper downside:

"If we see a sharp countertrend move that rolls over quickly, takes out the new weekly cycle low, that’s extremely concerning. It would indicate a change in trend and possibly that the four-year cycle has already peaked."

The Decoupling Of Bitcoin And Altcoins

While Loukas briefly touched upon the altcoin market, he highlighted how this cycle seems to be diverging from past altcoin frenzies. Loukas described a "significant decoupling" of Bitcoin from other digital assets, observing the lack of sustained retail or institutional interest in most alternative tokens: "There isn't a retail case, there isn't a retail flow... so many (altcoin) narratives have come and gone... It looks as if the Trump coin was the top of that, which is probably not surprising in hindsight."

However, he maintains that Bitcoin is increasingly being viewed as a distinct, more mature asset class, capturing interest from pension funds, sovereign wealth managers, and institutions well outside the traditional "crypto" sphere.

According to Loukas, Bitcoin's monthly chart doesn't show any clear signs of a cycle top. He remains convinced the market hasn't fully played out the final leg of its historical four-year bull trend, which, in previous cycles, culminated roughly 35