{"id":121435,"date":"2025-12-18T11:18:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=121435"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:18:37","slug":"bitcoin-at-make-or-break-level-the-bear-market-signal-line-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=121435","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin at Make-or-Break Level: The Bear-Market Signal Line Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $87,000 after a brief spike above $90,000. The move was short-lived, and the asset has since returned to its earlier range.<\/p>\n

Over the past week, BTC has dropped by 4%, while 24-hour trading volume stands at $50 billion. Several market indicators are pointing to a possible shift in trend direction.<\/p>\n

Long-Term Trendline Continues to Hold<\/h2>\n

Since 2018, Bitcoin has repeatedly touched and rejected a specific diagonal resistance line. This trendline has been identified<\/a> by Bitcoinsensus as a key marker of past cycle tops. Each time the price has reached this level, the market has corrected sharply.<\/p>\n

The first rejection in 2018 was followed by an 83% drop. Similar pullbacks of 56%, 77%, and 34% followed in later years. The current move marks the fifth rejection, and Bitcoin has already declined over 34% from recent highs of above $126,000. Based on past behavior, the trendline continues to act as strong resistance.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Bitcoin (BTC) Price Chart 18.12. Source: Bitcoinsensus\/X<\/p>\n

Moreover, a potential death cross on the 3-day chart is now forming. The short-term moving average is nearing a cross below the longer-term average. The asset is already trading below both lines, which could lead to further downside if the cross confirms.<\/p>\n

Trader Butcher commented<\/a>,<\/p>\n

\u201cIf $BTC doesn\u2019t pump hard from here, the 3D death cross will send this shit right to 50K with speed.\u201d<\/p>\n

This type of cross is often followed by stronger selling if no reversal occurs in time.<\/p>\n

Watching $88K and $80K for Direction<\/h2>\n

Analyst Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe shared<\/a> that Bitcoin is holding near $87,000, with three key levels to watch: $87,700, $83,800, and $80,500. These are marked as possible bounce zones. A move above $88,000 could improve the outlook. He noted,<\/p>\n

\u201cBreak $88K and we\u2019re back in the good music land.\u201d<\/p>\n

Van de Poppe also mentioned the upcoming Bank of Japan decision<\/a>. Market participants expect some reaction, but he added, \u201cWhen everybody expects one thing, usually the opposite is the actual outcome<\/em>,\u201d suggesting the move may be less predictable than expected.<\/p>\n

As CryptoPotato reported<\/a>, Bitcoin\u2019s RSI is approaching levels that in past cycles have led to strong rebounds. The last five times it dropped below 30, BTC eventually moved higher. However, structure-based tools are pointing<\/a> to weakness, including the Bull-Bear Index and related market trend signals.<\/p>\n

Daan Crypto noted<\/a> that Bitcoin is trading near the same levels it held six months ago. He added, \u201cLiquidity taken on the way up and on the way down,<\/em>\u201d and pointed to $95,000 as the nearest large liquidity area.<\/p>\n

The post Bitcoin at Make-or-Break Level: The Bear-Market Signal Line Is Here<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $87,000 after a brief spike above $90,000. The move was short-lived, and the asset has since returned to its earlier range. Over the past week, BTC has dropped by 4%, while 24-hour trading volume stands at $50 billion. Several market indicators are pointing to a possible shift in trend direction. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":121436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/121436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}