Hard to imagine we won't see a turnaround soon this month (not that the bottom has to be in, but at least a countertrend rally).
This brutal 4-month selloff is the first for BTC since Oct 2018-Jan 2019.
If you plan to hold BTC + ETH for the next bull run, it's an opportunity.

The last time we had 4 straight months in the red for BTC was Oct/Nov/Dec 2018 + Jan 2019 😱
Same pattern repeating? I wonder if we get a green Feb.
@intocryptoverse's been pushing this idea that we're in a 2019-like cycle, and the similarities are getting harder to ignore.

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