{"id":89133,"date":"2025-08-18T03:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=89133"},"modified":"2025-08-18T03:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:13:26","slug":"bitcoin-price-extends-losses-can-buyers-prevent-a-major-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=89133","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Extends Losses, Can Buyers Prevent a Major Breakdown?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin price is trimming gains and trading below $120,000. BTC is now showing some bearish signs and might decline below <\/em>$115,500 zone.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bitcoin started a downside correction below the $120,000 zone.
\nThe price is trading below $118,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.
\nThere was a break below a key declining channel with support at $116,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
\nThe pair might start another increase if it clears the $118,500 resistance zone.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Price Dips Further<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin price traded to a new all-time high<\/a> near $124,000 and started a fresh decline. BTC gained bearish momentum and traded below the $120,000 support zone.<\/p>\n

There was a move below the $118,500 support zone and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. Besides, there was a break below a key declining channel with support at $116,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The pair tested the $115,800 zone.<\/p>\n

It is now consolidating losses below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $124,420 swing high to the $115,800 low. Bitcoin is now trading below $118,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Immediate resistance on the upside is near the $116,850 level. The first key resistance is near the $118,000 level. The next resistance could be $118,500. A close above the $118,500 resistance might send the price further higher.<\/p>\n

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In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $119,200 resistance level. Any more gains might send the price toward the $120,000 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline move from the $124,420 swing high to the $115,800 low. The main target could be $121,500.<\/p>\n

More Losses In BTC?<\/h2>\n

If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $118,000 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Immediate support is near the $115,800 level. The first major support is near the $115,000 level.<\/p>\n

The next support is now near the $113,500 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $112,500 support in the near term. The main support sits at $110,000, below which BTC might continue to move down.<\/p>\n

Technical indicators:<\/p>\n

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

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

Major Support Levels \u2013 $115,800, followed by $115,000.<\/p>\n

Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $118,000 and $118,500.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin price is trimming gains and trading below $120,000. BTC is now showing some bearish signs and might decline below $115,500 zone. Bitcoin started a downside correction below the $120,000 zone. The price is trading below $118,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break below a key declining channel with support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":89134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89133","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\/89133"}],"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=89133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/89134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}