{"id":834535,"date":"2025-03-16T15:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/bitcoin-spot-and-margin-longs-push-btc-to-85k-but-the-bottom-isnt-in-yet\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:11:50","slug":"bitcoin-spot-and-margin-longs-push-btc-to-85k-but-the-bottom-isnt-in-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/bitcoin-spot-and-margin-longs-push-btc-to-85k-but-the-bottom-isnt-in-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin spot and margin longs push BTC to $85K, but the bottom isn\u2019t in yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoins <\/p>\n<div data-gtm-locator=\"a1\" data-v-93e1f8b6>\n<article id=\"article-178456\" data-v-93e1f8b6>\n<p itemprop=\"description\" data-v-93e1f8b6> Is the Bitcoin bottom in, or is today\u2019s price action simply an oversold bounce that will trap overleveraged bulls? <\/p>\n<div data-v-93e1f8b6>\n<p><span><\/span><span> 5681 <\/span><span> Total views <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> 9 <\/span><span> Total shares <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-93e1f8b6><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" ><img  loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=1434\/https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2024-11\/01931b0f-6958-7d56-bf52-728b7d5e7a1b\" alt=\"bitcoins Bitcoin spot and margin longs push BTC to $85K, but the bottom isn\u2019t in yet\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div data-v-93e1f8b6>\n<div data-v-93e1f8b6>\n<p>The Bitcoin sell-off, which dominated a majority of the weak, appears to be easing off, with BTC price making a recovery back in the $80,000 range to reach an intra-day high at $85,120.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some traders believe that Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"http:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">BTC<\/a>) was overdue for a bounce, given how deeply oversold some of its technical indicators had become. Those holding that belief warn that once bids are filled near the recent lows, if new buyers fail to sustain the momentum or <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-trump-trade-is-over-will-fed-rate-cuts-and-m2-expansion-help\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">negative macroeconomic newsflow<\/a> resumes, BTC is likely to revisit its recent lows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>HighStrike head of options and crypto trading JJ took a different view, <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JJjanitor\/status\/1895523573399490562\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">noting<\/a> that \u201cCoinbase spot bids\u201d were \u201cfilled,\u201d representing the \u201cfirst flip of bids outweighing asks now since the September bottom at $52,000.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-02\/01954e96-5a68-77d8-8fc1-fac99e5b2673\" title><figcaption>\n<p><em>Bitcoin bids at Coinbase filled. Source: JJ the Janitor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Regardless of the short-term price action from Bitcoin, many analysts continue to say that historical data highlights the recent drawdown as a prime purchasing opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On X, Wintermute trader Jake O <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JO_wintermute\/status\/1895437712087290138\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">said<\/a>,\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor anyone with long-term conviction in the space, the current disconnect between positioning\/sentiment vs fundamentals has never looked better. The setup feels similar to August 2024 as spot dipped below $50K on mass liquidations and I do think we\u2019ll see large topside trading over the next few sessions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-02\/01954e97-3846-7166-b5a6-d0c05b5a4cbc\" title><figcaption>\n<p><em>Crypto Fear &#038; Greed Index. Source: Jake O \/ X<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-rebounds-to-84-k-analysts-say-btc-crash-was-ultimate-buy-signal\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Bitcoin rebounds to $84K \u2014 Analysts say BTC crash was ultimate buy signal<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From a technical perspective, chartered market analyst Aksel Kibar <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TechCharts\/status\/1895492900634632401\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">described<\/a> Bitcoin\u2019s sweep of the $78,000 level as a \u201csharp retest\u201d but declined to say whether a price bottom had been achieved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-02\/01954e97-f4a9-7501-8ebc-815d155f7625\" title><figcaption>\n<p><em>Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source:  A<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Momentum and technical traders should note that Bitcoin daily RSI remains in deeply oversold territory, and despite the strength of today\u2019s rebound, the daily candlestick pattern of lower highs and lower lows. Failure to establish a daily close candlestick that generates a higher high could be an early sign that the downtrend is not yet complete.<\/p>\n<p type>This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"bitcoins\" alt=\"bitcoins\" alt src=\"https:\/\/zoa.cointelegraph.com\/pixel?postId=178456&#038;regionId=1\" data-v-93e1f8b6><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Cointelegraph by Big Smokey <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-spot-and-margin-longs-push-btc-to-85-k-but-the-bottom-isn-t-in-yet?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the Bitcoin bottom in, or is today\u2019s price action simply an oversold bounce that will trap overleveraged bulls? 5681 Total views 9 Total shares The Bitcoin sell-off, which dominated a majority of the weak, appears to be easing off, with BTC price making a recovery back in the $80,000 range to reach an intra-day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":834536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4041,30425],"tags":[11476],"class_list":{"0":"post-834535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"category-margin","9":"tag-bitcoins"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}