BTC at $71710.43 tests lower support with bearish MACD death cross as 4H closes decide spot bull defense.

BTC at $77624.85 hunts shorts on 4H close with bullish EMA50 at $77257.18 and MACD golden cross intact.

According to @52kskew, altcoins showed strong intraday performance into the 4-hour close (source: X post by @52kskew on Sep 17, 2025). The author highlights BTC maintaining momentum above $117,000 on the 4H timeframe as the key level to watch (source: X post by @52kskew on Sep 17, 2025).

According to @52kskew, FOMC-driven volatility has mostly passed, and Quad Witching on Friday, September 19 typically impacts liquidity and raises volatility risk in traditional markets with potential spillover to crypto, source: @52kskew on X, Sep 17, 2025. For crypto, the upcoming 4-hour closes and the subsequent weekly close are critical to watch, source: @52kskew on X, Sep 17, 2025.

According to @52kskew, S&P 500 E-mini futures (ES) printed a strong 4-hour close, signaling risk-on conditions, source: @52kskew. @52kskew adds that BTC will probably follow if it holds the weekly open and posts important closes, which are the stated requirements for a bounce, source: @52kskew.

According to @52kskew, BTC printed a decent 4-hour close with mounting ask-side liquidity clustered around 113K, marked as a pivotal price level (source: @52kskew on X, Sep 8, 2025). According to @52kskew, underlying short positioning has increased during the move up, and decreasing bid depth into ask depth confirms this dynamic (source: @52kskew on X, Sep 8, 2025). According to @52kskew, if the market is going to trap early-week shorts and sellers, buyers need to take control soon (source: @52kskew on X, Sep 8, 2025).

According to @52kskew, upcoming 4-hour candle closes will be decisive in confirming whether current lower-timeframe moves evolve into sustained trends during late morning to midday, with specific focus on BTC and ETH, source: @52kskew, X, Sep 8, 2025. This frames today’s setup as 4H close-based confirmation versus fade of intraday momentum for direction bias and risk management in BTC and ETH, source: @52kskew, X, Sep 8, 2025.