Bitcoin's 114-Day Sideways Drift Set to End With 20% Move This Week, CryptoQuant Warns

Bitcoin's 114-day consolidation has crushed volatility to historical lows, says CryptoQuant's Maartunn, setting the stage for an imminent 10% to 20% breakout.

Gamza Khanzadaev · 31 May 2026 · 5 min read

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Bitcoin’s 114-Day Sideways Drift Set to End With 20% Move This Week, CryptoQuant Warns

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Gamza Khanzadaev

Sun, 31/05/2026 – 15:03

Bitcoin’s 114-day consolidation has crushed volatility to historical lows, says CryptoQuant’s Maartunn, setting the stage for an imminent 10% to 20% breakout.

Bitcoin's 114-Day Sideways Drift Set to End With 20% Move This Week, CryptoQuant Warns

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The prolonged four-month calm on the crypto market is likely coming to an end. At least that is what popular CryptoQuant on-chain analyst Maartunn warned investors about, pointing to an inevitable and abrupt breakout of Bitcoin from its current trading range.

According to his calculations, the amplitude of the move next week or immediately after that will amount to 10% to 20%.

The reason behind the coming big move, according to the analyst, is record volatility compression on the Bitcoin price chart. The main cryptocurrency has been locked inside a narrow range for more than 114 consecutive days since February 2026, while the volatility indicator is pressed to the floor and has updated a multi-month low near 0.90%.

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Do not be surprised if Bitcoin moves 10–20% next week or the week after, Maartunn stated.

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The specificity of the moment at the end of May also lies in the phenomenon of “empty” order books. While trading volumes on major spot exchanges have fallen to local lows, long-term investors have locked their coins in non-custodial wallets. The supply of Bitcoin available for purchase on exchanges has been depleted.