Bitcoin Whales Lock in Profits as BTC Price Nears ATH, But Continue to Hold ETH

Bitcoin whales are using the current Bitcoin price surge to lock in profits. One of them deposited $14.5 million of WBTC based on the confidentiality of

A Bitcoin whale has made a recent deposit of $14.5 million in WBTC to Binance, planning to sell 195.4 WBTC. This move will net them a profit of $4.48 million, a 22.6% increase from their initial investment in early August.

The whale appears to have withdrawn most of their WBTC holdings from Binance during an accumulation phase, where they withdrew 330.4 WBTC at an average price of $60,021, largely buying at the time at local lows.

The whale's holdings are now primarily in ETH, with WhaleStats indicating 4,864 ETH in their Ethereum portfolio, valued at about $12.5 million. This marks a gain of $1.17 million, or 10.4%.

The whale's retention of ETH suggests they are not relying solely on Bitcoin's performance. Notably, they also received a large amount of ETH, further indicating their potential confidence in ETH's price trajectory and the potential for Ethereum to continue rising within the crypto market's strong trend.

According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin's price is up by approximately 0.39% day over day at $74,888, which is just about average for Ethereum. As we can see from the chart, there is a dip below $74,500, then a rebound above $75,000, and back down to this level.

Activity looks to have slightly diminished, noted by the trading volume of 4.6%. The $74,500 looks like a support level and $75,000 is a resistance level. Bitcoin’s market cap reveals steady interest in the cryptocurrency, with its value standing steady at around $1.48 trillion with recent price fluctuations.

A technical analysis of Bitcoin's price reveals a sustained uptrend over the past few days. As depicted in the price chart, Bitcoin has successively broken through multiple resistance levels and ascended to new highs.

The presence of green candles in the chart suggests an upward momentum, potentially driven by buying pressure. However, upon closer examination, it becomes evident that the crypto king has broken out of the rising wedge, indicating increasing selling pressure.

Meanwhile, the Awesome Oscillator, situated below the price chart, indicates diminishing bull momentum in Bitcoin price through the recent red bars on the AO histogram. Typically, this technical indicator signals that selling is outpacing buying, suggesting a possible price reversal in the near term.