
11.2 Let’s get down to the facts: Why is this the middle of a bear market, not the beginning of a bull market? While fundamentals play a role, here are the technical indicators: 1. Volume: A bear market bottom must be accompanied by massive trading volume. At the end of 2022, there was heavy turnover, but since June, volume has remained low and has gradually declined—this is not an absolute bottom. 2. Accumulation Zone: Institutional accumulation always occurs within a narrow consolidation range. In 2022, the accumulation zone accounted for less than 20% of the entire decline, characterized by small candles. In contrast, this year’s consolidation zone represents 38% of the entire decline, with large candle ranges—this is entirely unfavorable for accumulation. 3. False Breakout: After breaking above the 25,000 accumulation zone in 2022, prices never returned to the prior support level. But this year’s breakout above 83,000 was clearly a false breakout, as the monthly candle fully engulfed and reversed back down.


