No Santa Clause Rally for Bitcoin This Year; New BTC Price Prediction
Bitcoin remains below the $90K level even after small gains this week and is not going to get its Santa Clause rally.
Quick overview
- Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to gain momentum, currently priced at 88,681 (BTC/USD) and only up 1.71% over the last week.
- Interest in Bitcoin has significantly decreased, with Google Trends showing a drop from a peak rating of 100 in November to just 38.
- Bitcoin's trade volume has fallen by 38% from the previous day, indicating reduced market activity.
- Despite current challenges, some charts suggest that 2026 could be a strong year for Bitcoin, potentially pushing its price beyond $150K.
In the last few days of 2025, it is clear that Bitcoin (BTC) is not getting the kind of rally that we are seeing over on the stock market, with a price of just 88,681 (BTC/USD).
Bitcoin gained just 1.71% over the last week, which is better than it has done in recent weeks but not enough to qualify as a Santa Clause rally. Over on the stock market, the indices are reaching record highs coming up to the close of 2025, but Bitcoin is still struggling to get its head above the $90K level.
BTC/USDComparing Bitcoin’s price now to where it was a year ago, the coin has lost 3.72%. That is highly unusual for the cryptocurrency and shows that there is a major problem that is holding the coin back from reaching its former glory.
Bitcoin Interest Has Severely Cooled
Google Trends shows that searches for Bitcoin are very low, especially compared to where they were in November shortly after the coin reached a new high. Interest in the coin peaked in November at a Google Trends rating of 100 but is now down to 38, even lower than when the year started.
Investors and the wider public are losing interest in Bitcoin since it has not shown much progress in recent weeks. The coin simply cannot break through $90K and stay there, much less hit $100K or set a new record. This has caused its popularity to plummet, and it is a situation that needs to be rectified quickly before cryptocurrency becomes irrelevant.
Trending searches are not the only negative data for Bitcoin that points to continued low price points for the coin. Bitcoin trade volume is down 38% from the previous day, indicating significantly less activity at a time when the coin tends to surge. There is no Santa Clause rally for Bitcoin this year, but the start of the new year could help it along.
The potential good news is that several charts showing Bitcoin’s life cycle are pointing to 2026 as the coin’s peak. The 8-year cycle chart indicates that 2026 will be a stellar year for the coin, perhaps pushing it beyond $150K after the coin gets back some of its health.
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