The market’s New Year rebound turned into a start-of-year retrace after Bitcoin (BTC) dropped from the recently reclaimed $100,000 support into the $94,000 territory. Amid the drop, an analyst shared his “cautiously bullish” outlook for BTC’s price. Related Reading: ‘ADA Wave Is Coming’: Cardano Whales Go On Buying Spree As Price Attempts Breakout Bitcoin Risks Crash To $74,000 On Tuesday, Bitcoin dropped below $97,000, dragging the market into the first pullback of the year. BTC began 2025 trading around the $92,000 level but climbed around 6.5% in the following days. After turning the $98,000 resistance into support over the weekend, Bitcoin jumped back above $100,000, reaching its highest price in weeks. However, BTC struggled to maintain this key support zone, dipping 3% in an hour yesterday. The cryptocurrency has dropped another 2.5% in the past day, falling as low as $94,500 on Wednesday morning. Since then, BTC has hovered between $94,800 and $95,600, briefly testing the $96,000 resistance. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez examined BTC’s recent performance. In an X threat, the analyst noted that Bitcoin had “breached the right shoulder of a head-and-shoulders pattern” on Monday, invalidating the bearish setup pattern. However, the reversal “erased those gains, dragging BTC back below the right shoulder and reigniting bearish concerns,” as this pattern could trigger a correction to at least $78,000. Martinez also pointed out that Bitcoin has fallen below a key demand zone, between $95,400 and $98,400, where 1.77 million addresses acquired over 1.53 million BTC. The analyst suggested the price drop could force these holders to “sell some BTC to cut potential losses.” He also noted there isn’t significant resistance ahead for the flagship crypto, with only a minimal supply wall of 107,000 BTC between $104,700 and $105,770. Nonetheless, the analyst warned that a surge in selling pressure that pushes the cryptocurrency below the $92,000 mark “could spell trouble,” as it would open “the door to a steep drop, with little support until $74,000.” “Therefore, the current market conditions, from a macro perspective, are reigniting fears of a potential Bitcoin crash,” he added. BTC Price Set To Bounce Soon? The analyst also shared a “cautiously bullish” outlook for BTC from a technical perspective. Martinez pointed out that TD Sequential presented a buy signal on Bitcoin’s 4-hour chart, suggesting a potential price rebound if the price can hold the $93,500 support zone. Additionally, he highlighted that traders on Binance “are leaning bullish on Bitcoin,” as 61.28% of all traders on the crypto exchange with open positions are betting that the price will go up. Martinez also noted that $35 million would be liquidated if BTC’s price rebounds to $98,600, suggesting that market makers “may try to grab” it. Similarly, there’s another $66 million liquidation zone above $103,300. Related Reading: Crypto Trader Makes $21 Million From AI Agent Token As Sectors Faces Backlash However, the analyst emphasized that Bitcoin must reclaim the $100,000 support to invalidate the bearish outlook and “set its sights on new all-time highs.” Martinez concluded that BTC could rebound to $98,600 in the short term, but “the macro suggests caution.” As of this writing, Bitcoin is trading at $94,500, a 3.3% retrace in the daily timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
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Peter Schiff: ‘US Govt Won’t Be’ Buying Bitcoin: Is That True?
Before winning the 2024 presidential election in a landmark victory for the cryptocurrency sector, former president Donald Trump promised to establish a national Bitcoin reserve. As a result, crypto markets have been making big bets on Bitcoin’s price increasing throughout 2025. But Trump hasn’t yet committed the federal government to making any new Bitcoin purchases. His more modest plan is to simply freeze the Bitcoin the government has already seized from those like Ross Ulbricht, who broke the law. So does that mean Schiff is right, and the government won’t be buying Bitcoin, even with Trump in charge? That’s not necessarily so. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has a more radical proposal for the government in Washington to purchase one million BTC over five years. Accordingly, unless Schiff knows something that markets don’t yet, it is entirely possible that the pro-crypto Republican Congress and White House could send the government on a BTC buying spree in Trump’s second term. Peter Schiff: Govt Won’t Be Buying Bitcoin Once it becomes obvious that the U.S. Govt. won’t be buying #Bitcoin , those who bought hoping to front-run that buying will sell. @saylor will be forced to accelerate his leveraged Bitcoin purchases to prevent a crash. But this will only delay the crash until $MSTR crashes first. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) January 8, 2025 After MicroStrategy announced its most recent monster purchase of Bitcoin—1,070 BTC for $101 million—the asset’s price surged within an hour. “But this will only delay the crash until $MSTR crashes first,” Schiff added. Lifelong Goldbug ‘Hates’ BTC ‘Speculative Mania’ It’s not that I hate Bitcoin itself. I hate the speculative mania in Bitcoin that has caused a huge misallocation of capital, which will cause millions to lose sums far greater than they can afford, and which will tarnish the image of sound money and libertarian principals. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) January 8, 2025 In reply to a commenter who asked, “Why do you hate Bitcoin so much, Peter?” the global hedge fund capitalist answered, “It’s not that I hate Bitcoin itself. I hate the speculative mania in Bitcoin that has caused a huge misallocation of capital.” It’s true that there are winners and losers in the volatile cryptocurrency exchange markets and that there are frequently BTC bubbles with steep corrections. But it’s not necessarily a flaw inherent to Bitcoin or to the cryptocurrency’s most vocal supporters. Crypto markets aren’t really different from stocks in this regard. They’re just more extreme because of the liquidity and velocity of these 24-hour-a-day markets, managed by automated Internet trading platforms and open to anyone around the world to participate. Of course, Schiff would be sure to add that he doesn’t like that about stock markets either. The post Peter Schiff: ‘US Govt Won’t Be’ Buying Bitcoin: Is That True? appeared first on CryptoPotato . NewsBTC
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