Bitcoin Holders Locking In Gains As Profit-Taking Surges Amid Market Recovery, Rally To Extend?

Bitcoin is heavily riding the renewed bullish wave observed across the broader crypto industry, and its price has now reclaimed the pivotal $120,000 price level. Heightened selling pressure from investors and traders seems to have followed the ongoing upward action in BTC’s price.

Massive Profit-Taking Frenzy Hits Bitcoin

Investors are currently exhibiting a worrying trend as Bitcoin gains notable upside traction in a positive crypto market condition. In a quick-take post on the CryptoQuant platform, Caueconomy, a market expert and investor, highlighted that Bitcoin investors are rushing to lock in gains during the newfound rally.

Following weeks of erratic trading, the price recovery of Bitcoin has sparked profit-taking at levels not seen in months, with traders and long-term holders grabbing hold of the trend. This spike in realized profits demonstrates both renewed market confidence and cautious positioning, as investors strike a balance between the appeal of rising prices and the memory of previous volatility.

Data from the Bitcoin Realized Profit and Loss metric shows that the crypto king has registered several landmarks in profit-taking in 2025 alone. On Wednesday, as Bitcoin prices spiked further, profit-taking levels exceeded $3.7 billion.

According to the market expert, this massive figure marks the fifth-largest profit-taking volume recorded since the year began. The pattern indicates that the most recent surge in Bitcoin is bringing liquidity back into the market and testing investor confidence in how long the momentum can last.

While this high level of profit-taking may impact spot selling pressure, Caueconomy noted that it does not yet show that short-term investors make up a sizable majority of the market. Expressing his expectations on the notable profit-taking, the expert stated that the market might see this volume increase in the upcoming weeks.

BTC’s Price Action Moving In A Range

Amid the current uptrend in Bitcoin’s price, market expert and author Darkfost reported that the crypto king continues to move within a range. The range represents an area where the market is usually flooded with optimism whenever the price hits the upper bound, and vice versa. Meanwhile, the consensus turns to predicting a bear market as it gets closer to the lower bound.

In the crypto market, this pattern is frequently seen during periods of market pause and consolidation. These are times that are especially good at creating doubt, while the market itself is not doing much. 

Darkfost has outlined multiple price zones within the $105,000-$119,000 range of the Rectangle pattern where supply is being exchanged in the chart. Typically, higher values in certain zones reflect stronger investors’ interest in those zones.

During periods like this, Darkfost outlines that the ideal strategy usually is to do nothing and wait for confirmation. It’s important to note that over 20% of today’s Bitcoin trading volume has occurred beyond $105,000, which is a very intriguing indication of genuine investor activity even when BTC holdings are above $100,000.