Bitcoin’s Up — But Most Charts Are Lying to You
Bitcoin just jumped again.
BTC perpetuals are trading around $70,830 (+4.45%), while ETH is ripping at $2,121 (+5.57%).
But while everyone’s watching prices move up, there’s a quieter mistake happening all over Crypto Twitter and TradingView — how people are reading the charts.
Most traders are glued to weekly Bitcoin charts on a linear scale. It looks clean. It looks dramatic. And it’s often dead wrong for long-term analysis.
Here’s why.
Linear charts measure price in raw dollars. A $10,000 move today looks the same as a $10,000 move back when Bitcoin was under $1,000. That completely distorts reality. Early cycles get crushed flat, recent moves look terrifyingly large, and suddenly “macro bottoms” appear way lower than they realistically are.
Bitcoin doesn’t grow in straight lines — it grows exponentially.
That’s where log scale matters.
Log charts measure percentage growth, not just dollar moves. They keep every cycle proportional, reveal true long-term trend support, and show Bitcoin’s structure as it actually behaves across years — not just weeks.
Linear charts? Great for short-term trades and daily noise.
Log charts? Essential for macro trendlines, cycle bottoms, and multi-year positioning.
It’s a small switch that makes your charts look less flashy — but keeps your analysis grounded in reality.
And in markets like this, that difference can cost — or save — you millions. 📊🔥$BTC
