@CryptoMichNL · “Crypto Michaël”
Dutch ex-professional trader turned fund manager — a liquidity-and-structure technician who frames crypto inside a gold-and-macro backdrop, runs an altcoin-heavy book, and is publicly one of Ethereum's loudest bulls.
In short. Michaël van de Poppe is a Netherlands-based crypto analyst, trader and fund founder who reaches a large audience mainly on X and through a YouTube channel and podcast. He trades a liquidity-and-market-structure style (order flow, RSI, the Fear & Greed index), reads crypto through a traditional-macro lens (gold, rates, the dollar), keeps an altcoin-weighted portfolio, and is best known for a persistent, contrarian bull case on Ethereum — and, fairly, for calling “altseason” early and often.
Van de Poppe studied economics in the Netherlands and started out in traditional financial markets before a friend pulled him into Bitcoin and altcoins in February 2017. In 2018 he founded MN Trading, a research-and-education consultancy for retail investors; in late 2023 he expanded it into MN Consultancy, the MN Capital / MN Fund investment vehicles and a marketing arm — positioning himself as an investor and fund manager rather than only a commentator. He writes for Cointelegraph, speaks at industry conferences, and in 2026 joined VeChain's validator program.
The formative moment came early: like many, he was hit hard by the 2018 altcoin collapse, giving back much of what he'd made in the run-up. He has spoken openly about that drawdown as the thing that forged his risk management, his focus on liquidity and market structure, and the “buy fear, don't chase” psychology that still defines how he trades today.
Sources: tradersunion.com · coinlaunch.space · coinpedia.org · michaelvandepoppe.com · vechain.org
Across his recent videos the method is consistent: he reads liquidity and market structure first — where stops sit, where price is likely to be drawn — then layers momentum and sentiment on top. He leans on the RSI, trend and structure, volume and the Fear & Greed Index as a contrarian gauge, and reasons about crypto inside a macro backdrop — gold, silver, the dollar and rates come up as often as individual coins. He runs money through MN Fund, where he says the team now builds trading algorithms to execute faster than humans can.
Net-bullish across recent videos; buys weakness, sizes into fear, rarely chases — macro-aware, not perma-bull on Bitcoin, though decidedly perma-bull on the altcoin cycle.
Concrete, dated positions taken from his own videos, and how each has aged. Fair warning on bias: in the community he's a perennial altseason and Ethereum bull — a framing that pays off in trending markets but has left followers underwater through long BTC-dominance stretches and a weak ETH/BTC pair. Directional theses, not signals, and the 2026 cycle isn't finished. This is a rolling sample of recent calls, not his full 2017-onwards record.
“$73k is the actual cycle bottom — this is the moment I keep buying, not selling.”
It wasn't the bottom. After the call BTC fell to $58.6k on 1 Jul — about −20% and ~$14k below the level he named — and only reclaimed his $73k zone on 21 Aug, holding above it since; BTC is $79.6k today. Buying his “bottom” meant sitting through a deep drawdown first.
The Crypto Crash of 2026 — Why I'm Not Selling▶ Watch the call · youtu.be/OgrnUI5v8uI“I believe we're going to see a new all-time high in 2026 as well.”
Instead of a new high, BTC topped at $82.0k on 11 May, bottomed at $58.6k on 1 Jul, and has since rallied back to $79.6k (+19.9% vs the call) — its best level since May, but still roughly 36% below the ~$125k ATH. Possible before year-end, but not on track today.
Everyone's Bearish — Here's Why I'm Bullish▶ Watch the call · youtu.be/imaAvNRzYe4“Everybody looks at Bitcoin to lead the market — I think it will be Ethereum.”
For most of the period ETH lagged BTC — the ETH/BTC ratio fell −11.7% into 7 Jun. It has since turned in his favour: the ratio peaked +11.3% on 20 Aug and sits +6.7% above where he called it. Right idea, but five of those six months were spent underwater.
I'm Loading Ethereum — Here's My Full Thesis▶ Watch the call · youtu.be/oL7scKcjHSc“Ethereum is going to be my biggest bet … and that's why I decided to go into NEAR” (AI narrative).
His biggest bet is green: ETH $2,107 → $2,481 (+17.7%) — but only after a −25.7% dip to $1,566 on 26 Jun. NEAR did better still, running $1.32 → $2.82 (+113%) by 4 Jun and holding $2.39 (+81%) now. Right direction, brutal path.
Ethereum Will Outperform Everything in 2026▶ Watch the call · youtu.be/N3pMbjrwREw“The market won't go to $40k like everyone says — I'm selling my altcoins into altcoin summer.”
The floor call was right — BTC never came close to $40k (low $62.3k on 14 Jul, +56% above it) and now trades at $79.6k (+24.8%). But selling alts was early: since then SOL ran $77 → $106 (+38%), peaking at $109 on 28 Aug — he sold into a rally that kept going.
I'm Selling My Altcoins, Why?▶ Watch the call · youtu.be/UUP9d8KAFcc“It's facing the final hurdle for a big breakout, which is the $68,000 resistance zone.”
He named the level and the level was the level. BTC was $66,077 that day; it first had to sit through a dip to $62.8k on 2 Aug (−5.0%), then cleared his $68,000 zone on 20 Aug and kept going — $81.3k on 4 Sep (+23.0%), $79.6k (+20.5%) today. The breakout he was waiting on arrived four weeks later.
𝕏 Post#Bitcoin is facing the final hurdle for a big breakout — the $68,000 resistance zone — @CryptoMichNL↗ x.com“In that regard, I think it's important to hold the $73.5-74 area for support … If that happens, the targets to $120 remain intact.”
His condition held. SOL was $75.92 and its worst close since was $74.55 on 17 Aug — it never lost the $73.50–74 area he flagged. From there it ran to $109.18 on 28 Aug (+43.8%) and sits at $105.91 (+39.5%). The setup worked; the $120 target itself has not printed and is still ~13% away, so this stays open.
𝕏 Post$SOL — hold the $73.5-74 area for support and the targets to $120 remain intact — @CryptoMichNL↗ x.com“I think we'll still see $65,000 in the coming days/week, and I'm looking for longs.”
The level he wanted arrived the same day — BTC closed $64,491 on 18 Aug — and that close is the lowest of the whole period since: it never traded lower. Longs from there caught the move, BTC rallying to $81,265 on 4 Sep (+26.0%) and holding $79,616 (+23.5%). The dip he was waiting to buy turned out to be the bottom itself.
𝕏 PostGreat impulse on #Bitcoin — I think we'll still see $65,000 and I'm looking for longs — @CryptoMichNL↗ x.comOutcomes are our assessment against public spot prices, not his own scoring. “Open / too early” calls are revisited as the cycle plays out.
For an honest read of any influencer, it matters where the incentives sit. Van de Poppe is transparent that he's a commercial operation, not a disinterested analyst — worth keeping in mind when a video is bullish on a specific venue or asset.
MN Trading runs paid education and community tiers — courses, analytics and a members' area — alongside the free videos.
Videos carry exchange sponsorships and affiliate/referral links (e.g. futures-exchange tutorials). Treat “best exchange” framing as promotion, not neutral rating.
MN Capital / MN Fund is his own investment vehicle. It is not publicly documented as a regulated fund open to outside LPs — assume a private book unless stated otherwise.
“These markets provide tremendous opportunities for the next upcoming bull market — and that's why … Ethereum is going to be my biggest bet.”
15 Mar 2026 · on his standing ETH position, with BTC stuck at 60–70k“The Fear & Greed Index has never seen such a long period of being as low as it is right now … most people will not be believing that crypto is going to do anything at all.”
15 Mar 2026 · his contrarian, buy-the-fear read“The market won't go to $40k like everyone says — I'm selling my altcoins into altcoin summer.”
12 Jul 2026 · taking profit into strength, not chasingQuotes transcribed from his own public sources; stated views, not recommendations.
Van de Poppe publishes daily. He has deliberately diversified beyond YouTube — after flagging that the platform throttles homepage reach — pushing full episodes to X, Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. Representative recent work:
Ethereum Will Outperform Everything in 2026His core ETH thesis, set against the Fear & Greed backdrop.15 Mar 2026
How I'm Trading My Altcoin Portfolio Back To ProfitLive look at his portfolio management and position sizing.31 May 2026The Crypto Crash of 2026 — Why I'm Not SellingThe contrarian, accumulate-into-fear playbook in one video.08 Feb 2026
I Gave Claude $10,000 — It Built a Crypto PortfolioHis AI-in-trading experiments, mirroring the fund's algo work.19 Apr 2026Michaël van de Poppe — he trades publicly under his own name and the alias “Crypto Michaël”. He is not pseudonymous.
Not publicly disclosed. Third-party estimates put it around $1.45M (2026); treat all such figures as rough — they aren't verified by him.
No known regulatory action or lawsuit against him. He runs paid education and fund products and discloses sponsorships; as with any influencer, separate his commentary from promoted content and never copy trades blindly.
Liquidity- and structure-led technical analysis with RSI and the Fear & Greed index, inside a macro (gold/rates) frame; altcoin-weighted, Ethereum-heavy, contrarian on sentiment.
Michaël trades a swing-to-position, altcoin-heavy, buy-the-fear style with low leverage. Answer four quick questions to see how close your instincts are — then measure it for real with a Trader Passport.
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Informational and educational analysis based strictly on publicly available materials (his own videos, interviews and public profiles). Not financial or investment advice. Figures are approximate and change constantly. Spotted an error, or are you Michaël? Submit a correction →
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