Bitcoin Weakness Persists as Benjamin Cowen Flags Prolonged Bear Phase
Feb 2, 2026
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by Peter Mwangi
for CoinEdition

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- Bitcoin’s Q4 2025 peak aligns with prior cycles, signaling a transition into a historical bear market phase.
- Cycle duration matched past patterns, weakening the supercycle thesis despite limited altcoin participation.
- Current price action mirrors 2019’s apathy-driven decline, suggesting weakness may extend into mid-2026.
Bitcoin weakness has returned to the center of market discussion as long-term analyst Benjamin Cowen outlines why the asset’s recent decline fits a familiar historical pattern. According to Cowen, Bitcoin’s price action reflects a transition into a bear market phase rather than a temporary pullback, with structural similarities to prior cycle downturns.
Cowen’s assessment centers on Bitcoin’s tendency to peak in the fourth quarter of the post-halving or post-election year. He notes that previous cycle highs occurred in Q4 2013, Q4 2017,…
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