When will the Bitcoin Bear Market End? w/ Rational Root

Root returns to break down where bitcoin stands in the current cycle, using on-chain data, macro signals, and historical patterns to assess whether a bottom is forming. This conversation explores diminishing returns, institutional adoption, long-term holder sell pressure, and why the next major bull market could emerge once scarcity and demand realign.

Timestamps:

00:00 Root returns: where bitcoin is in the cycle

00:44 Four-year cycle still “right on track”

03:49 Spiral chart: where bottoms land in prior cycles

05:10 Breaking the bull trend in late 2025

09:42 What’s driving the current bear market

15:51 Short-term holder bands: mezzanine vs floor

18:50 Realized price at ~$55k and downside scenarios

20:42 Halving cycle vs business cycle (PMI)

24:22 Do PMI and other narratives actually predict price?

31:56 Gold at extreme RSI and why bitcoin behaves differently

37:54 OG holder sell pressure and the “bitcoin IPO phase”

41:02 On-chain value map: undervalued vs heavily undervalued

42:21 Diminishing returns, diminishing drawdowns, and future upside

51:51 Stock-to-flow, power law, and which models matter

54:39 What would break the bitcoin thesis? Hyperbitcoinization timeline