Bitcoin’s latest price pullback is being driven by tightening U.S. liquidity conditions and tax-related profit-taking among long-term holders, according to new on-chain analysis.

A report published on Nov. 14 by DeepFlow TechFlow cites CryptoQuant analyst @xwinfinance, who noted that several overlapping factors contributed to the downturn:

U.S. liquidity pressure reducing market risk appetite

Profit-taking by long-term Bitcoin holders due to tax considerations

A wave of selling originating from the U.S. market

The analyst said these forces combined to create “the main drivers behind the current market adjustment,” adding that selling from U.S.-based entities aligned with broader macro tightening signals this week.