Bitcoin is trading at $77.3k to close out the week, locked in a consolidation that has now been running for nearly two weeks around the $75k\u2013$80k range. The ascending channel from February is intact, the short-term support zone at $75k is holding, and the funding rates are positive again. This shows a market that is neither panicking nor rushing. What is building beneath the surface may matter more than what the price chart is showing.<\/p>\n
On the daily timeframe, the ascending channel continues to provide the macro framework, with the lower boundary rising toward $72k and the 100-day moving average also rising just above the same zone.<\/p>\n
These two dynamic support elements are located closely and create a strengthening combined floor that closes in on the price every week. The asset has held above the $75k demand zone after getting tested in the past week, and the RSI has stabilized around 50, neither building momentum nor losing it.<\/p>\n
The path forward requires a daily close above $80k and the declining 200-day moving average nearby, to build a bullish case again. Below, the support zone at $75k is the immediate support that could still get broken to the downside, which would then open the path toward the 100-day moving average and the lower boundary of the channel.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, a daily close below $72k would be a significant structural damage that could put the entire recovery case in jeopardy, and would put the $60 demand zone back in scope.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n On the 4-hour chart, the price has bounced from the $75k\u2013$76k order block and is now consolidating directly below the recent structural lower high at $78.2k. The RSI on this timeframe has also recovered from near oversold levels that were reached during the recent sell-off to the mid-50s. This suggests that the bounce has legs without yet generating the momentum needed to clear the resistance above.<\/p>\n The ascending daily channel\u2019s structure is clean, with the floor located at $70k and the upper boundary is now around $83k, where the next critical resistance zone also sits.<\/p>\n A 4-hour close above $78k would be the first confirmation that the price is rebounding, with the bearish Fair Value Gap zone around $80k as the next area to fill before targeting the channel\u2019s ceiling. Yet, failure to clear $78k and a drop below $75k could lead to a further decline toward the key $72k area in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The funding rates have returned to a modest +0.004 after oscillating between slightly negative and slightly positive for the past two weeks. The important development is not the current reading in isolation but what it represents in context.<\/p>\n The deeply negative funding that powered the $60k to $80k recovery by providing constant short-squeeze fuel for every upward leg has been largely exhausted. The most recent negative bars have also been shallow, compared to the extremes of February and April.<\/p>\n What this means practically is that the $75k support is holding without the assistance of forced short liquidations, driving the bounce. That is a more credible test of support than anything seen during the short-squeeze-dominated rally. The level is being defended by buyers who are choosing to buy, not by shorts being forced to cover.<\/p>\n If funding oscillates near zero or remains modestly positive as price attempts to reclaim $80k, it would signal that organic long demand is beginning to replace short-squeeze mechanics as the driver, and historically, that transition has marked the point where recoveries become sustainable.<\/p>\n <\/a>Screenshot<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Stay Stuck in Consolidation Through the Weekend?<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitcoin is trading at $77.3k to close out the week, locked in a consolidation that has now been running for nearly two weeks around the $75k\u2013$80k range. The ascending channel from February is intact, the short-term support zone at $75k is holding, and the funding rates are positive again. This shows a market that is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286"}],"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=169286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=169286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=169286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=169286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}BTC\/USDT 4-Hour Chart<\/h2>\n
Sentiment Analysis<\/h2>\n
![<\/a><\/p>\nBTC\/USDT 4-Hour Chart<\/h2>\nOn the 4-hour chart, the price has bounced from the $75k\u2013$76k order block and is now consolidating directly below the recent structural lower high at $78.2k. The RSI on this timeframe has also recovered from near oversold levels that were reached during the recent sell-off to the mid-50s. This suggests that the bounce has legs without yet generating the momentum needed to clear the resistance above.<\/p>\nThe ascending daily channel\u2019s structure is clean, with the floor located at $70k and the upper boundary is now around $83k, where the next critical resistance zone also sits.<\/p>\nA 4-hour close above $78k would be the first confirmation that the price is rebounding, with the bearish Fair Value Gap zone around $80k as the next area to fill before targeting the channel\u2019s ceiling. Yet, failure to clear $78k and a drop below $75k could lead to a further decline toward the key $72k area in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSentiment Analysis<\/h2>\nThe funding rates have returned to a modest +0.004 after oscillating between slightly negative and slightly positive for the past two weeks. The important development is not the current reading in isolation but what it represents in context.<\/p>\nThe deeply negative funding that powered the $60k to $80k recovery by providing constant short-squeeze fuel for every upward leg has been largely exhausted. The most recent negative bars have also been shallow, compared to the extremes of February and April.<\/p>\nWhat this means practically is that the $75k support is holding without the assistance of forced short liquidations, driving the bounce. That is a more credible test of support than anything seen during the short-squeeze-dominated rally. The level is being defended by buyers who are choosing to buy, not by shorts being forced to cover.<\/p>\nIf funding oscillates near zero or remains modestly positive as price attempts to reclaim $80k, it would signal that organic long demand is beginning to replace short-squeeze mechanics as the driver, and historically, that transition has marked the point where recoveries become sustainable.<\/p>\n<\/a>Screenshot<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Stay Stuck in Consolidation Through the Weekend?<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bitcoin is trading at $77.3k to close out the week, locked in a consolidation that has now been running for nearly two weeks around the $75k\u2013$80k range. The ascending channel from February is intact, the short-term support zone at $75k is holding, and the funding rates are positive again. This shows a market that is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286"}],"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=169286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=169286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=169286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=169286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BTC-D-2-1-scaled.jpg\"){kind=link}
![<\/a><\/p>\nSentiment Analysis<\/h2>\nThe funding rates have returned to a modest +0.004 after oscillating between slightly negative and slightly positive for the past two weeks. The important development is not the current reading in isolation but what it represents in context.<\/p>\nThe deeply negative funding that powered the $60k to $80k recovery by providing constant short-squeeze fuel for every upward leg has been largely exhausted. The most recent negative bars have also been shallow, compared to the extremes of February and April.<\/p>\nWhat this means practically is that the $75k support is holding without the assistance of forced short liquidations, driving the bounce. That is a more credible test of support than anything seen during the short-squeeze-dominated rally. The level is being defended by buyers who are choosing to buy, not by shorts being forced to cover.<\/p>\nIf funding oscillates near zero or remains modestly positive as price attempts to reclaim $80k, it would signal that organic long demand is beginning to replace short-squeeze mechanics as the driver, and historically, that transition has marked the point where recoveries become sustainable.<\/p>\n<\/a>Screenshot<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Stay Stuck in Consolidation Through the Weekend?<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bitcoin is trading at $77.3k to close out the week, locked in a consolidation that has now been running for nearly two weeks around the $75k\u2013$80k range. The ascending channel from February is intact, the short-term support zone at $75k is holding, and the funding rates are positive again. This shows a market that is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286"}],"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=169286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=169286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=169286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=169286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BTC-4H-2-1-scaled.jpg\"){kind=link}
![<\/a>Screenshot<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Stay Stuck in Consolidation Through the Weekend?<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bitcoin is trading at $77.3k to close out the week, locked in a consolidation that has now been running for nearly two weeks around the $75k\u2013$80k range. The ascending channel from February is intact, the short-term support zone at $75k is holding, and the funding rates are positive again. This shows a market that is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286"}],"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=169286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=169286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=169286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=169286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BTC-Funding-Rates.jpg\"){kind=link}