Outperform Buy & Hold by mastering BTC’s dominant “sideways” markets—no leverage needed 🚀
Most of BTC’s price action is spent in range-bound, sideways conditions, with strong one-way trends being rare. By identifying and trading these sideways phases, overall returns can be significantly improved.
Using CoinKarma’s tools:
✳️ Market Pulse – A weighted composite of 11 CoinKarma indicators, designed to capture mid- to short-term swing trade opportunities.
✳️ Karma Index – A cyclical, multi-factor metric incorporating spot liquidity, on-chain data, exchange traffic, and derivatives market stats—used to determine whether BTC is near a cycle top or still has upside potential.
Historical review shows:
🟩When Karma Index ≥ 80 (e.g., mid-March 2024 & early December 2024), BTC was near cycle tops and soon entered a sideways phase.
🟩 Backtest setup (no leverage):
- Long: Market Pulse < 20 → Exit when > 75
- Short: Market Pulse > 80 → Exit when < 25
🟩 Results in sideways phases:
(A) Mar 18 – Nov 6, 2024: +74%
(B) Dec 18, 2024 – present: +64%
Even without leverage, Market Pulse significantly outperformed a simple Buy & Hold strategy during sideways markets.
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