Bitcoin (BTC) has been on an upward trend for 90 days and is observing a “bull market”, according to the analysis.
Key Points:
- Bitcoin continued its uptrend for 90 days in a bear market – something that has never happened before.
- The analysis therefore indicates that the price is in a “bull” phase and the February macro lows have not been touched.
- A separate commentary calls for a recovery of the weekly supertrend near $90,000 to confirm the return of the bulls.
The Bitcoin bear market’s internal uptrend is making history
In write to X on Thursday, trader and analyst Matthew Hyland said Bitcoin’s recent rebound from macro lows is unlike any other in history.
“This BTC rally looks like a bull rally, NOT a bear rally,” he concluded.
BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
According to Hyland, BTC/USD has been in a novel upward trend since the last week of February. At the beginning of the month, a couple it briefly fell below $60,000and reached its lowest level since the end of 2024.
Relief has since set in, with Bitcoin hitting local highs near $83,000 exactly three months after its February low, TradingView data confirms.
“Never in BTC history has there been a rally that trended upward for 89 days during a bear market,” he continued.
“Breaking high resistance on the time frame also signaled the beginning of a bull market three times.”

BTC/USD weekly chart. Source: Matthew Hyland/X
The attached chart shows that resistance was broken when the price broke above for the first time and held at $77,000.
“Both of these characterize a bull market, not a bear market,” Hyland reiterated.
Analyst: BTC price needs to rebound by $88,000
As for the bear market ending, independent analyst Filbfilb is calling for a bounce of higher resistance to confirm that the bulls are taking control again.
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Bitcoin’s weekly supertrend, currently near $90,000, is a line in the sand worth watching.
“The last 2 BTC bear markets ended with a weekly candle of >+20% and a break of the weekly supertrend – currently around $88,000,” he added. he said X followers
“If the bearish move we’re seeing right now doesn’t pan out, I expect one of these candles to happen, and not much poking around these levels.”

BTC/USD weekly chart with supertrend data. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
The Supertrend is calculated using the average true price range combined with a multiplier. The last time BTC/USD had a weekly close above the supertrend line was in early November 2025.
