Bitcoin MVRV Indicator Nears Zone Linked to Past Market Bottoms

A closely watched bitcoin market indicator is moving toward a threshold that has historically coincided with the end of major crypto selloffs. CoinDesk reported that bitcoin’s market value-to-realized value, or MVRV, Z-Score is nearing the zero area after last week’s sharp decline, putting it close to a zone associated with previous bear-market bottoms.

The development matters because the MVRV Z-Score is used by market watchers to compare bitcoin’s current market value with its realized value, a measure based on the price at which coins last moved onchain. When the score falls toward or below zero, it has historically suggested that bitcoin is trading closer to, or below, a level often treated as fair value relative to its own history.

According to the report, BitBo data showed the Z-Score at 0.24, just above the upper boundary of the historically important green accumulation zone. Similar moves into or below that zone appeared around major cycle lows in 2011-2012, 2014, late 2018 and the second half of 2022, after which bitcoin entered significant recovery phases.

Still, the signal does not prove that the market has already bottomed. CoinDesk noted that long-term holder MVRV and short-term holder MVRV have not yet converged, a pattern that previously appeared near major cycle lows in 2015, 2019 and 2022.

The gap between those holder groups remains notable: short-term holder MVRV stood at 0.84, while long-term holder MVRV was still elevated at 1.29. That suggests longer-term holders still have relatively large unrealized profits, leaving room for more selling pressure before a typical bear-market bottom is fully established.