Bitcoin has pushed past the $80,000 mark, trading at $80,677.39, up 2.7% over the past 24 hours and 24% over the past week, moving through a resistance zone traders had been watching closely.
Where Bitcoin Stands Right Now
Bitcoin has now cleared a resistance zone that sat roughly between $76,638 and $79,845. One expert who tracks these patterns using a chart-based forecasting method said this zone had been the target for weeks, and the price hit it almost exactly as expected before pushing higher.
Why This Price Zone Matters
According to this trader’s analysis, clearing this resistance zone and holding above it could open the door to a bigger rally, potentially toward the $83,000 to $95,000 range over time. If the price instead loses momentum and drops back down, it could slide toward a support zone between $70,500 and $75,138. Both outcomes were still on the table before the breakout, though clearing resistance strengthens the case for the more bullish path.
Signs of a Slowdown
Even with Bitcoin’s price climbing, some signals hinted the upward push may have been losing steam heading into the breakout. The expert pointed to a pattern where price kept making small new highs while the underlying momentum indicator weakened each time, something chart analysts view as an early warning sign that a rally could be running low on energy, even without a reversal yet.
What Would Confirm Which Way This Goes
A drop back below roughly $76,680 would suggest the rally is fading and that Bitcoin could head back toward the support zone near $70,500 to $75,138. A clean, sustained move higher would suggest buyers remain firmly in control, with $83,000 and beyond staying in play.