Notes

The QFI Labs Bitcoin note. Each one reads the market from the ledger and is frozen at the day it was published.

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A Pause Before Advance? No. 9 · 2026-10-11

Bitcoin's rebound has been swift, but realised capital is still catching up. Past recoveries point to a possible consolidation, which today's cost-basis levels place between $74.3K and $105.9K, before a sustained run of…

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How Far Can Breakout Carry? No. 8 · 2026-09-28

Bitcoin has entered Breakout as selling pressure eases, and how far it carries now depends on demand working through the $84.0K–$98.0K supply band.

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Repairing the Ledger No. 7 · 2026-09-21

Bitcoin has climbed back above $80.0K, but the path from Repair to Advance still runs through heavy overhead supply and lingering loss pressure among long-term holders. The question now is whether spot demand can carry …

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Repair, One Step at a Time No. 6 · 2026-09-09

Bitcoin has left Capitulation, and the framework has held the market in Repair into its third week. The seller base has rotated from Long-Term Holders realising losses to profitable Short-Term Holders, and on-chain meas…

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Can Repair Carry On? No. 5 · 2026-09-01

Bitcoin has moved into a Repair regime after a sharp recovery from the June lows. The next test is whether returning demand can absorb rising sell-side pressure and keep the regime alive.

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Market on Short Fuel No. 4 · 2026-08-23

QFI Labs' framework still reads Capitulation, but a record short squeeze has carried Bitcoin above Repair levels. Now voluntary demand must replace forced buyers and absorb the supply waiting to sell.

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What a Bottom Looks Like No. 3 · 2026-08-14

Bitcoin bottoms rarely ring a bell. All three prior cycle lows came in the second phase of a Capitulation regime. At 76 days, is this market building a floor or about to fall through it?

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The Waiting Game No. 2 · 2026-08-07

When does this Capitulation end? Under the framework introduced in QFI Labs’ previous edition, the market has now remained in a Capitulation regime for 69 days. This edition compares the current episode with past capitu…

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Time, Not Price No. 1 · 2026-07-31

Where are we in this cycle? It is the question many Bitcoin investors are trying to answer, and the evidence assembled here places the market in the first half of a capitulation regime, 51 days in, with time rather than…

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