According to @DecryptMedia, crypto markets opened in the green after a week of recovery, but the move is not sufficient to confirm a bullish trend, keeping momentum cautious for traders (source: @DecryptMedia on X, Dec 8, 2025). The source adds that a looming death cross over both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) warrants near-term caution in positioning and risk management (source: @DecryptMedia on X, Dec 8, 2025).

According to the source, broader crypto benchmarks flashed intraday gains while BTC and ETH printed daily death cross signals on their 1D charts, highlighting a potential momentum shift for traders to manage risk around. Source: the source. A death cross is when the 50-day moving average crosses below the 200-day moving average, a widely followed bearish momentum filter used by systematic traders. Source: CFA Institute. Traders typically seek confirmation via sustained closes below the 200-day and failed retests of the 50-day before increasing short exposure or reducing long risk to avoid premature entries. Source: Investopedia. In trend models, bounces toward a declining 50-day average after a death cross often act as sell-the-rally zones, while a decisive reclaim of the 200-day can invalidate the signal and prompt de-risked re-entry. Source: StockCharts ChartSchool. A practical playbook is to reduce position size, place tighter stops above key moving averages, and avoid adding on green days without confirmation to mitigate whipsaw risk common to moving-average crossovers. Source: CFA Institute.