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On May 20, the crypto market truly felt the weight of institutional flow as Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a massive $649 million net outflow, the largest withdrawal since late January. #USTreasuryHits19YrHigh
It all started with U.S. Treasury yields surging sharply higher. Macro risk suddenly returned to the center of the market, while U.S. equities turned volatile and geopolitical tensions continued to spread uncertainty across global financial assets. Large funds began reducing risk exposure, shortening holding periods, and pulling liquidity out of ETFs, adding visible downside pressure on Bitcoin since mid-May.
But the most interesting part is this: the market looks fearful… while on-chain data tells a very different story.
Even though BTC has been correcting steadily since May 15 and the Fear & Greed Index has weakened significantly, on-chain activity still shows no signs of large-scale panic selling at higher levels. Instead, fresh accumulation is quietly appearing around the $76,000 zone, as if larger players are patiently absorbing short-term fear-driven supply.
Right now, BTC continues trading inside the two-week CVA range:
• CVAH: $78,748
• CVAL: $76,148
This has become the real battlefield between bulls and bears.
If BTC manages to reclaim and close firmly above $78,748, the market could trigger a bullish recovery toward the 30-day rolling price zone. But if $76,148 breaks with strong volume and fails to recover quickly, downside pressure may accelerate toward the pqVWAP region below.
At this stage, the market is not lacking liquidity, it is lacking confidence.
And in environments like this, every breakout or breakdown is no longer just a price move… it becomes a direct reflection of how institutional money is reacting to growing macro fear.
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