Bitcoin Bear Market Pattern: 2014, 2018, 2022… and now 2026? This chart compares Bitcoin’s previous major bear markets and shows one repeating structure:First, BTC prints a cycle top. Then the price starts a long downtrend inside a broad declining channel. During the decline, Bitcoin often gives one or two strong recovery moves that look bullish, but later turn into bull traps. After that, price continues lower until the final bear market bottom forms. The interesting part is the 2026 comparison. The current structure is being compared with the 2014, 2018, and 2022 bear markets. If this pattern continues, the recent bounce may not automatically mean a new bull market has started. It could still be part of a larger bear-market structure. But this is not a guaranteed prediction. Markets do not repeat perfectly. Macro conditions, ETF flows, liquidity, regulations, and investor behavior can change the outcome.In a bear market, every bounce is not a reversal.Sometimes the market first creates hope, traps late buyers, and only later finds the real bottom. The smart move is not to blindly follow the pattern, but to watch confirmation: trend reclaim, volume strength, higher highs, and whether Bitcoin can stay above major moving averages. Do you think this is the beginning of another bull trap, or is Bitcoin already preparing for the next major rally?$BTC $WIF