Bitcoin (BTC) Market Trajectory Debate Rages On: Two Crypto Analysts Offer Contrasting Viewpoints

In the ongoing debate over Bitcoin's market trajectory, two prominent crypto analysts have shared contrasting viewpoints on X, underscoring the community's divided sentiment.

Two prominent crypto analysts have shared contrasting viewpoints on the ongoing Bitcoin market downturn, with one seeing the possibility of further lows and another suggesting that the worst of the market downturn has already passed—citing an 87.5% probability.

Bitcoin Bears In Trouble?

Crypto analyst Doctor Profit took to X to highlight two potential paths for Bitcoin. “There are two scenarios: A) Bottom to be 68-74k region in normal market, B) Full crash towards 50k in Black Swan event.”

He did not provide a specific probability for either outcome but emphasized that a Black Swan event—a term used to describe a rare, unexpected event that can drastically impact markets—cannot be ruled out. While noting that such an extraordinary downturn was previously unlikely, he now concedes that recent shifts in the macro landscape may leave room for it.

“Take your bets, I would say that a Black Swan event was very unlikely in the last few months, but ask me now, I would not rule it out, rather welcome it.”

In direct contrast, crypto analyst Astronomer responded with a more bullish outlook, asserting that the bottom is already behind us. He referenced a track record of Bitcoin price reversals around Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings, claiming it works “14 out of 16 times,” or roughly 87.5% of the time.

“Not guarantees, but an 87.5% chance, granted the chart below and all the confluences I already presented. So far so good.”

His approach relies on mapping out price movements in proximity to FOMC dates, noting that markets often price in interest rate decisions (and related news) before official announcements. Astronomer’s method contends that Bitcoin typically finds local bottoms in a window spanning from up to five “2D bars” before an FOMC date to the day of the meeting itself.

“All it requires is flip on a daily (or 2 daily in my case to keep the chart clean) timeframe, plot out all the dates FOMC meeting appeared, and see what price did. This shows that indeed price tends to reverse when time is nearing into FOMC. The caveat is that the price reverses before or at the very latest, right at the FOMC day,” the analyst writes.

He points out that the next FOMC meeting is scheduled for March 19, meaning the bottom—if the historical pattern holds—should appear no later than that date: “Works almost every time, 14 out of 16 times in fact (or 87.5% of the time)… The time difference the bottom happens versus the FOMC day is usually 0 to 5 2D bars before the exact date. Given the next FOMC is the 19th of March, that means the low is in the latest that day and the earliest the 5th of March.”

To bolster his argument, Astronomer points to what he perceives as “peaking fear” in the market. He views heightened pessimism and “cautionary posts out of nowhere” from established traders as typical signals that a rebound could be imminent:

“Sentiment wise, fear is peaking to hilarious levels. Even ‘Reputable’ traders are posting advice and cautionary posts out of nowhere which is a bear market bottom signal. I don’t blame anyone’s methods, but I take it as a great sign of a bottom.”

At press time, BTC traded at $83,277.