CryptoQuant CEO Says Bitcoin Set for Months of Sideways Trading as Inflows Dry Up

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said Bitcoin is likely to face several months of low-volatility, sideways price action as new capital inflows into BTC have largely stalled. He argued that capital has rotated into equities and commodities and that long-term institutional holders, including a firm with 673,000 BTC, make a deep crash less likely. On-chain metrics such as Net Unrealized Profit/Loss and recent reports on market structure suggest a slower, grinding phase, while analysts remain divided on the outlook for the rest of 2026.