{"id":165898,"date":"2026-05-15T02:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=165898"},"modified":"2026-05-15T02:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:15:41","slug":"bitcoin-price-spikes-higher-but-consolidation-pattern-remains-intact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=165898","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Spikes Higher, But Consolidation Pattern Remains Intact"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase and cleared the $80,500 zone. BTC is consolidating and might aim for more gains above the $82,000 level.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bitcoin managed to stay above $78,800 and started a fresh increase.
\nThe price is trading above $80,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
\nThere was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $80,650 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
\nThe pair might extend gains if it stays above the $80,500 and $80,000 levels.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Price Regains Strength<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin price found support near $78,800 and started a fresh increase<\/a>. BTC gained pace for a move above the $79,500 and $80,200 resistance levels.<\/p>\n

The bulls even pushed the price above $80,500. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $80,650 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. A high was formed at $82,017, and the price started a consolidation phase. There was a minor decline below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $78,720 swing low to the $82,017 high.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin is now trading above $80,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>. If the price remains stable above $80,500, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $81,500 level.<\/p>\n

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The first key resistance is near the $82,000 level. A close above the $82,000 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $82,800 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $83,500 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $85,000.<\/p>\n

Downside Correction In BTC?<\/h2>\n

If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $82,000 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $80,750 level. The first major support is near the $80,350 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $78,720 swing low to the $82,017 high.<\/p>\n

The next support is now near the $79,980 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $79,200 support in the near term. The main support now sits at $78,800, below which BTC might struggle to recover in the near term.<\/p>\n

Technical indicators:<\/p>\n

Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now above the 50 level.<\/p>\n

Major Support Levels \u2013 $80,750, followed by $80,350.<\/p>\n

Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $82,000 and $82,800.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase and cleared the $80,500 zone. BTC is consolidating and might aim for more gains above the $82,000 level. Bitcoin managed to stay above $78,800 and started a fresh increase. The price is trading above $80,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":165899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165898","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\/165898"}],"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=165898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/165899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=165898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=165898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=165898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}