#ETHBreaks3700 Underrated Signs of Bear Markets That Smart Traders Catch Early
Bear markets don’t start with a bang. They begin with hesitation. Before prices fall, capital slows down. Activity weakens, and liquidity disappears without a trace.
If you know what to track, you’ll see the pullback happening in real-time long before the incident becomes obvious.
These are the seven underrated signs of bear markets that smart traders catch ahead of the crowd:
- The supply of stablecoins increases while on-chain activity decreases
- DEX incentives rise, but volume does not increase
- Increased volatility without liquidity support
- Fragmentation of token pairs across chains
- Smart money withdrawals from liquidity providers and lending protocols
- New launch within 48 hours
- Bridge flows into stables or rising centralized chains
Each of these tells a story, not of panic, but of confidence quietly leaving the room. In the next section, we will break them down one by one, with real-world examples, data-backed tracking signals, and what each sign reveals about market direction.
The supply of stablecoins increases while on-chain activity decreases.