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Bitcoin\u2019s rebound to around $83,500 raises a practical question: how can traders tell whether support is building? Glassnode\u2019s proximity-weighted cost-basis framework looks at the supply positioned closest to the trading price.<\/p>\n

CryptoSlate\u2019s Bitcoin market data showed about $83,500, up roughly 2.8% over 24 hours, at 09:44 UTC on Oct. 21. Glassnode\u2019s Oct. 20 explanation of proximity-weighted cost basis, credited to Fountainhead Digital co-founder Vicky Yang, offers a way to assess that nearby inventory. The framework offers a test for the recovery ahead of the Oct. 27\u201328 Federal Reserve meeting: whether nearby positioning improves as buyers absorb supply.<\/p>\n

That distinction was visible in the earlier backdrop. Glassnode\u2019s Oct. 19 market report described 68.2% of Bitcoin supply as being in profit while spot buying remained weak during its reporting window. That earlier combination shows how broad profitability can coexist with weak demand.<\/p>\n

The same price can meet different supply<\/h2>\n

Two visits to a similar price can encounter different inventory conditions. If more of the nearby weighted supply sits below spot on the second visit, the model would show a more supportive distribution. If more sits above it, the same price could face greater potential resistance.<\/p>\n

The familiar market value to realized value ratio, or MVRV, divides market capitalization by realized capitalization. It places the market\u2019s valuation against an aggregate cost-basis reference. A reading above one means market value exceeds that reference. Locating inventory relevant to the next price move requires a view of where cost bases sit.<\/p>\n

Net unrealized profit\/loss, or NUPL, expresses the difference between market capitalization and realized capitalization as a share of market capitalization. It measures the size of net unrealized gains or losses relative to market value. Counting profitable Bitcoin holders or coins requires separate measures; NUPL\u2019s denominator is market value.<\/p>\n

For selling risk, the location of cost bases matters. An aggregate profit cushion says little by itself about how cost bases are arranged around the trading price. Supply with a distant cost basis can contribute to broad profitability without describing the economics of inventory nearer spot.<\/p>\n

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The proximity approach divides the cost-basis distribution into percentile groups, or quantiles, then weights them according to their distance from spot. Weights fall exponentially as that distance grows, with the distance scaled by the 30-day rolling standard deviation of price. The result is a weighted realized-price reference that emphasizes cost bases nearer the trading range.<\/p>\n

Volatility changes the lens. Holding spot and cost bases fixed, a larger price standard deviation spreads meaningful weight across a wider distance. A smaller one concentrates weight more tightly. A change in the proximity measure can therefore reflect a change in price or volatility as well as a change in the underlying distribution.<\/p>\n

Proximity MVRV divides spot by that weighted realized price. At one, spot equals the reference. Above one, spot exceeds it; below one, spot falls short.<\/p>\n

Proximity NUPL expresses the same relationship differently, dividing the difference between spot and the weighted reference by spot. Its corresponding breakeven point is zero. With matched inputs, these are two expressions of one relationship.<\/p>\n

The weighting also explains how a smaller proximity profit cushion can arise through the calculation itself. Reducing the influence of distant low-cost supply can narrow the apparent cushion by construction. That is a reason to examine each measure against its own history before describing a reading as unusual. Breakeven here applies to the weighted reference, while individual cost bases and selling decisions can vary.<\/p>\n