Tug-of-war between newbies & top 1% has Bitcoin range-bound

Bitcoin's been clinging to a range between $32,000 and $47,000, which is proving tricky to break out of

Like the little Coinbase QR code that bounced around within the outlines of your TV during the Super Bowl, Bitcoin’s been stuck in a stubborn trading range for months. Some market-watcher have a theory as to what might be going on. 

Consider this explanation: long-term investors are wading in whenever prices fall, according to Brett Munster at Blockforce Capital. “This group of market participants have been repeatedly willing to step in and accumulate coins at these lower prices, thus setting a floor for Bitcoin over the past couple months,” he wrote. 

On the other hand, short-term holders are underwater as long as