When I see a chart like this, I don't just think about the chart, I frame it in the moment we are in. Trump's victory in the USA, with a pro-business, pro-markets and pro-bitcoin government, which has led to big rises post-election and a sideways pause now.
In this context, this chart looks to me like a price consolidation before the attack on $100,000.
Yes context is important and at the moment the context looks extremely positive for bitcoin, with little or no FUD.
I thought bitcoin would drop more than it did after the recent announcement by Fed chair Powell that he "wasn't in a hurry to reduce interest rates."
That announcement sent the stock market down a few percentage points.
Bitcoin followed by going down 3 or 4K on the news, but I was surprised how quickly it recovered to over 90K the next day.
So buyers were taking advantage of the dip. To me that just shows how incredibly strong bitcoin is becoming.
I think some folks wouldn't mind seeing a little more FUD so they can buy the dip.
Of course short sellers always hope for big FUD but they have been getting completely wrecked all year long as bitcoin only keeps going up.