Bitcoin heads for its worst Q4 since 2018 as traders see further fatigue
Affected assets and topics
BITCOIN
Why it matters
Bitcoin is experiencing its worst Q4 since 2018, with a 22% decline, indicating a weak year-end period for the cryptocurrency.
Expected market reaction
Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 79% confidence.
Evidence trail
Evidence
Source
CoinDesk
Claim
Bitcoin heads for its worst Q4 since 2018 as traders see further fatigue
AI inference
Bearish · 79%
Generated
2025-12-23 05:06
AI provenance
Technical identifiers
- Provider tag
- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Analysis version
- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Article id
- 25556
Original source
Data from CoinGlass shows bitcoin is down more than 22% so far in the fourth quarter, making 2025 one of the weakest year-end periods outside of major bear markets.
Read the full article on CoinDesk
Original article published by CoinDesk on December 23, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.
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