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What happens to Bitcoin Cash after a capitulation day?

Since 2019, Bitcoin Cash has shown a capitulation day 20 times. In the 20 cases old enough to score, the price was higher 7 days later 55% of the time, with a median move of +1.5%. On an ordinary day the median 7-day move for BCH is −0.2%.

No better than chance14

Once you allow for how many studies were run, a gap this large is luck about 82% of the time, so this signal has told you nothing reliable about the following week.

Cases since 201920last on 10 Sep 2026
Higher after 7 days55%ordinary: 49%
Median 7-day move+1.5%ordinary: −0.2%
Could be luck82%allowing for 3,572 studies
Worst / best case−22% / +54%over 7 days
Median path after the signalMiddle half of casesOrdinary BCH drift
−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40% -5dsignal+7d+14d+30d
Price change relative to the close on the signal day. Based on the 20 cases with a full 30 days of history after them.

By holding period

AfterCasesHigherMedian moveMiddle halfOrdinary medianGapBy luckProof score
1 day2060%+1.2%−2.7% to +3.7%0.0%+1.2%38%43
3 days2050%+0.1%−2.8% to +4.1%−0.2%+0.3%95%36
7 days2055%+1.5%−8.5% to +6.9%−0.2%+1.7%82%14
14 days2050%−0.4%−9.6% to +12.6%−0.5%+0.1%100%10
30 days2065%+5.8%−4.2% to +22.8%+0.1%+5.7%78%41

“Ordinary median” is the median move of BCH over the same number of days starting from any day. “Gap” is the signal's median minus the ordinary one. “By luck” is how often a gap at least that large comes from randomly chosen days, corrected for the 3,572 studies run at each holding period (for this study taken alone: 44%).

Holding it for 7 days

Typical dip on the way−11.8%ordinary BCH: −6.7%
1 case in 4 dipped past−15.2%before day 7
Fell 10% or more on the way60%ordinary: 32%
Typical best point+8.0%highest price within 7 days
Median after costs+1.2%ordinary: −0.5%
Ahead after costs55%ordinary: 48%

Dips and best points use each day's low and high, measured from the close on the signal day. Costs assume 0.3% for a round trip: a 0.1% exchange fee each way and 0.05% slippage each way.

Did it hold up over time?

Splitting the cases by date: in the earlier 12 the gap over 7 days was −3.7%, and in the later 8 it was +4.1%. The direction changed, which is what a pattern produced by chance tends to do.

Every occurrence

One square per occurrence, oldest first. Green: higher 7 days later. Red: lower. Grey: not yet 7 days old.

DateClose+1d+7d+30d
10 Sep 2026$223.8+2.0%+4.5%+25.1%
8 Jun 2026$209.4−2.9%+7.3%+12.4%
28 May 2026$300.3+0.7%−18.2%−34.9%
10 Oct 2025$513.5−2.6%−8.5%−1.9%
12 Nov 2024$432.3+1.6%+3.4%+24.9%
5 Mar 2024$401.0+3.7%+8.5%+65.9%
25 Jun 2023$194.3+15.1%+54.0%+22.0%
8 Nov 2022$103.2−13.8%+0.7%+8.4%
9 May 2022$217.9+6.2%−9.3%−18.9%
22 Jan 2022$291.8+3.7%+2.4%−2.9%
4 Dec 2021$473.2−4.3%−2.9%−8.1%
10 Nov 2021$662.9+1.9%−10.2%−33.8%

The 12 most recent. All 20 are in the open data file.

The rule

Daily close at least 7% below the previous close on volume at least 2.5× the previous 30-day average. A steep fall on very heavy volume is the textbook picture of capitulation, when the last holders give up.

Occurrences closer than 7 days to the previous one are not counted again. The signal is confirmed at the daily close (00:00 UTC) and returns are measured from that close. Full method.

The same signal on other coins

CoinCasesHigher after 7dMedianGapVerdict
Neo2442%−6.7%−6.1%Weak evidence
Tellor2540%−5.8%−5.3%Weak evidence
Ethereum Classic2948%−0.2%+0.8%Weak evidence
Ravencoin2040%−3.7%−2.3%Weak evidence
Zcash2458%+6.0%+5.8%No better than chance
Dogecoin2143%−4.3%−3.4%No better than chance
Cardano2752%+1.2%+2.1%No better than chance
Dash2055%+2.9%+3.4%No better than chance

Capitulation: heavy drop on heavy volume across all 94 coins

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