Bitcoin has traded in a very tight range around the $90,000 level this weekend, with a brief dip below it in late trading on Saturday.<\/p>\n
There have been a few possibly manipulated leverage flushes<\/a> over the past couple of weeks, but no clear direction for the asset.\u00a0Bitcoin is at a \u201ccritical on-chain support\u201d level, observed Alphractal CEO Joao Wedson on Saturday.<\/p>\n He cited the \u201cRealized Cap Impulse,\u201d which is testing a decisive region, \u201chistorically, a zone that often precedes healthy pullbacks,\u201d before cautioning that \u201cdemand needs to emerge now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf capital does not start flowing back in, the Realized Cap is likely to decline, increasing selling pressure and on-chain distribution, especially from more price-sensitive investors.\u201d<\/p>\n Bitcoin at a critical on-chain support<\/p>\n The Realized Cap Impulse is testing a decisive region \u2014 historically, a zone that often precedes healthy pullbacks.<\/p>\n But in on-chain terms, this means something very clear: If capital does not start\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YE4BJXHIZx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Joao Wedson (@joao_wedson) December 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n \u201cBTC is in a bearish consolidation pattern no matter how you frame it,\u201d said<\/a> analyst \u201cColin,\u201d who added that we were \u201cstill waiting for BTC to make a decision and choose a direction, but it\u2019s gotta be close.\u201d<\/p>\n The analyst said that a breakdown was the most likely outcome because \u201cthe trend tends to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPotentially, the sooner we rip off the bandaid, the sooner we can get a juicy bounce. Going straight up from here would be acceptable too, but it seems less likely, given the bearish continuation pattern.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Glassnode researcher \u201cCryptoVizArt\u201d said that the current consolidation range is \u201cgenerating a magnitude of stress comparable to late January 2022, with Relative Unrealized Loss approaching 10% of market cap.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis places the market in a regime where liquidity is constrained, and sensitivity to macro shocks is elevated, yet still below the levels typically associated with full bear-market capitulation.\u201d<\/p>\n The current $80K\u2013$90K consolidation range is generating a magnitude of stress comparable to late Jan 2022, with Relative Unrealized Loss approaching ~10% of market cap. \u2014 CryptoVizArt.\u20bf (@CryptoVizArt) December 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n The majority of analysts were leaning bearish this weekend, but a few maintained hope of a recovery.<\/p>\n \u201cBitcoin is currently trading extremely correctively,\u201d said<\/a> analyst \u201cSykodelic\u201d before adding that there were small pumps, sharp dumps, \u201chunting liquidity with no true direction.\u201d The market needs to sweep lows at the low $80,000 range before any reversal, they said.<\/p>\n \u201cOverall, the market is telling us what we want to see for bullish continuation into 2026, so whilst this bottoming formation is taking hold, we just need some patience.\u201d<\/p>\n BTC was trading flat on the day at $90,300 at the time of writing, and a Sunday flush, as we\u2019ve seen previously, could be on the cards again today.<\/p>\n The post Bitcoin Hovers at \u2018Critical\u2019 Support Level as Analysts Debate Next Move<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitcoin has traded in a very tight range around the $90,000 level this weekend, with a brief dip below it in late trading on Saturday. 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\n demand needs to emerge now.<\/p>\nA Bearish Consolidation Pattern<\/h2>\n
\nThis places the market in a regime where liquidity is constrained, and sensitivity to macro shocks is elevated,\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/PLxEusjkDm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CSakMTFU95<\/a><\/p>\nIs Anyone Bullish?<\/h2>\n