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Bitcoin: Faces Persistent Seller Pressure

Bitcoin: Faces Persistent Seller Pressure

Bitcoin at $78,870 sees visible bid depth puke via takers, persistent spot sellers, and perp positioning breakdown, relying on taker flow for bounce amid bearish trends.

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Bitcoin traders spot a visible bid depth puke in the market, driven by aggressive takers and a persistent seller on spot, coupled with a breakdown in perpetual futures positioning, as noted by analyst @52kskew. The setup hinges entirely on taker flow for any potential bounce or continuation, with narrow ask depth post-bid liquidity sweep, flat spot CVD as selling tapers, and slight perp CVD divergence from shorts taking profit and longs opening. This echoes the crypto market crash vibes from last quarter's volatility, underscoring BTC price prediction challenges in this bearish phase, while weaving in hype around Bitcoin and BTC amid broader market shifts.

On the 4-hour chart, Bitcoin's price action at $78,870 screams bearish confluence as it tests and potentially breaches the lower volatility band support around $79,201, with the EMA50 looming as stiff resistance at $80,398—a level that's capped upside for weeks now. You've got the MACD locked in a death cross at -266.8, signaling sustained downside momentum, while RSI at 35.03 hangs neutral but leans oversold, hinting at exhaustion; still, with price hugging below the EMA50 and above the EMA200 support at $76,887, I'd watch for a quick flush lower to that golden 200-EMA before any real reversal, especially if upper resistance at $82,577 keeps rejecting bulls like it did in the recent Bitcoin market analysis cycles.


Skew Δ

@52kskew

Full time trader & analyst