I understand why people cling to it.
It’s clean. It’s simple. It feels safe.
But markets don’t reward simplicity.
They reward context.
So let’s slow this down and actually look at history instead of repeating slogans.
Yes, the 200W MA Worked Before
If you plot the 200-week MA on your chart, you’ll see why it became popular.
2014 bear market
Price bottomed around the 200W MA.2018 bear market
Same story. Strong reaction from the 200W MA.
That created a mental anchor.
People started treating it as a rule, not a reference.
That’s where problems begin.
When the 200W MA Didn’t Hold
Now look at what happened after markets became more reflexive, faster, and more leveraged.
2020 Covid Crash
Price sliced through the 200W MA.
It didn’t even pause there.
The only reason it reversed was unprecedented global intervention.
Not structure.
Not technicals.
Emergency liquidity.
That matters.
2022 Bear Market
This one is even more important.
After Terra and FTX, Bitcoin didn’t respect the 200W MA at all.
It broke cleanly below it.
Price didn’t find real acceptance until the 300-week MA.
That’s the cyan line on the chart.
And it’s conveniently ignored in most Twitter takes.
Why?
Because it doesn’t sound as comforting.
What This Tells Us Now
The takeaway is not that moving averages are useless.
It’s that they are zones, not guarantees.
Right now, the most realistic high-probability accumulation zone sits between the 200W and 300W MA.
That roughly aligns with the 50k–60k region.
That doesn’t mean price must stop there.
It means that’s where long-term buyers historically begin stepping in with patience, not leverage.
And here’s the part most people skip:
If you’re serious about surviving a bear market,
you don’t allocate everything at one level.
You layer risk.
Why You Still Need Dry Powder for Lower
Markets don’t bottom when everyone feels “comfortable bidding.”
They bottom when:
narratives break
patience is tested
capital is exhausted
That’s why you need a plan beyond the popular levels.
If price overshoots again like it did in 2022,
having capital reserved for deeper levels matters.
That’s why I keep saying:
Be prepared even if we see the 30k region.
Not because it’s guaranteed.
But because pretending it’s impossible is how people blow up emotionally and financially.
Hope is not a strategy.
Preparation is.
How I’m Thinking About This Phase
I’m not calling a bottom.
I’m not predicting a V-shaped recovery.
And I’m definitely not going all-in because a line “should hold.”
This is how I’m approaching it:
Treat the 200W–300W MA band as a long-term interest zone, not a buy button
Scale risk, not conviction
Preserve capital so opportunity doesn’t become stress
Stay flexible if structure improves or worsens
This market has already shown you it can overshoot expectations.
Twice.
Ignoring that lesson is expensive.
Why This Matters More Than Ever
Bear markets aren’t about being brave.
They’re about staying liquid long enough to participate when conditions actually shift.
Most people don’t miss the bottom because they’re late.
They miss it because they’re already out of ammo.
If you’re positioning for the long term,
you want optionality.
Not emotional certainty.
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They’re shared in real time inside the community.
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No hype.
No single-line bottoms.
Just structure, patience, and survival-first thinking.
That’s how you stay in the game long enough for the next cycle to matter.
Victor
