According to Bloomberg senior strategist Mike McGlone, the Bitcoin‑to‑gold ratio on the XBT/XAU chart has fallen back to around 20.18, roughly its level of five years ago after dropping by half from late 2024 highs near 40. He argues this so‑called "5-Year Curse" could signal another 50% decline versus gold and sees Bitcoin's failure to break $100,000 in 2025, along with weakness below the 200-day moving average into early 2026, as part of a broader mean reversion risk. McGlone outlines possible retracements toward $50,000, with an overshoot to $10,000 if risk assets retreat and equity market volatility rises, while stressing that Bitcoin's chart compared with gold now looks more balanced than bullish.

Over a recent 12-hour span, XRP recorded about $528,940 in liquidations, of which roughly $522,900 came from long positions, creating an 8,700% imbalance versus shorts. Despite this long-heavy squeeze, XRP has been trading almost flat around the $2 mark, with price action clustering near $2.04–$2.053 as algorithms and leveraged traders repeatedly contest this level.

A whale wallet known for offloading 255 BTC in December has opened a 10x leveraged long position on 15.6 million DOGE, with a notional size of $2.14 million and entry near $0.137621. The trade sits close to a $0.12309 liquidation level as Dogecoin hovers below its December peak of $0.15209, while the same portfolio also holds large long positions in Ethereum, Bitcoin and Solana.

Shiba Inu closed below its 20-day moving average and the mid-Bollinger Band yesterday, shifting the setup toward a pullback. The lower band near $0.00000718 sits 14.36% beneath the latest $0.00000839 reading, a gap that often narrows unless a swift recovery occurs. Bulls now need to reclaim the 20-day level to avoid further slippage.

Over the latest week in crypto, U.S. XRP spot ETFs have absorbed $1.52 billion in XRP, equal to 1.20% of the asset’s market capitalization, while the token’s price remains range-bound. In the same 24-hour window, Shiba Inu’s burn rate dropped 86.14% to 749,126 SHIB, and TRON founder Justin Sun stated he would pay $30 million for a one-hour conversation with Elon Musk. Market watchers are also monitoring weekday volatility patterns as traders weigh key levels in XRP, SHIB and Bitcoin.

A Satoshi-era wallet tagged by Arkham as "5K BTC OG" began selling on Dec. 4, 2024, according to Lookonchain and Arkham. It has offloaded 2,500 BTC for about $265 million at an average exit price of $106,164, and later moved 500 BTC to Binance valued at $47.77 million. The address still holds 2,500 BTC worth $237.5 million.

On Jan. 13, XRP's 23-day simple moving average crossed above its 50-day average, marking the first golden cross of 2026 and signaling a potential bullish shift. The price is trading just above $2.06, with a key target zone around $2.28–$2.35 and a possible 13% rise toward $2.32 if the pattern unfolds like previous instances.

Bitcoin is approaching $100,000 again, but multiple technical hurdles are stacking up. The 20‑week moving average at $100,000, a potential 23‑week/50‑week death cross near the same area, and the 200‑day average just above $99,000 form a three‑tier barrier. Since October, price has struggled at this zone amid higher volatility and lighter volume.

XRP's performance against Bitcoin is showing a bullish technical pattern, with the XRP/BTC pair eyeing a potential 50% to 55% upside move after rebounding from the midline of the monthly Bollinger Bands near 0.00001988 BTC. This setup challenges XRP's historically weak track record versus Bitcoin in February, where its median return has been negative while Bitcoin's has been positive. If the current pattern plays out, analysts suggest it could mark the start of a rare XRP/BTC supercycle similar to the 2017-2018 phase.