Bitcoin cooling off as liquidations build below the price
Bitcoin is taking a breather after running into resistance, which is mildly negative short term but still fits a bigger bullish trend.
- Bitcoin is stalling below resistance after getting overheated, so a small pullback or sideways drift is likely over the next week or two.
- Most of the pending liquidations now sit below the current price, and price often gets pulled toward those pockets.
- Longer-term signals on the weekly chart have flipped bullish, echoing the setup seen at the end of the 2022 bear market.
- Bitcoin's share of the crypto market is slipping, which usually means altcoins hold up better than Bitcoin.
- Ethereum is pressing against resistance and looks close to a breakout, while Chainlink has turned old resistance into support.
Outlook: Expect choppy, slightly weaker crypto prices for a few more days before the larger uptrend has room to resume.
## Bitcoin Levels
- **Bias:** Bullish longer term, cooling off short term
- **Buy / accumulate:** $73,000-$75,000 (strong support if reached); liquidity pocket $76,000-$77,300
- **Support:** $77.3K, $76.7-76.8K, heavy at $76.1K, then $73,000-$75,000
- **Resistance:** $80,000-$82,000; liquidity above at $80.7K and $82.3-82.4K
- **Targets:** Downside magnet $76K-$77K near term; upside break above $82,000 needed to resume the rally