{"id":880272,"date":"2025-12-24T01:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/bitcoin-at-make-or-break-level-the-bear-market-signal-line-is-here\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T01:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:14:07","slug":"bitcoin-at-make-or-break-level-the-bear-market-signal-line-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/bitcoin-at-make-or-break-level-the-bear-market-signal-line-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin at Make-or-Break Level: The Bear-Market Signal Line Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoins <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBitcoin trades near $86.9K after rejecting a key trendline, with a possible 3D death cross and support tests near $83K and $80K.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $87,000 after a brief spike above $90,000. The move was short-lived, and the asset has since returned to its earlier range.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past week, BTC has dropped by 4%, while 24-hour trading volume stands at $50 billion. Several market indicators are pointing to a possible shift in trend direction.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoins Long-Term Trendline Continues to Hold<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2018, Bitcoin has repeatedly touched and rejected a specific diagonal resistance line. This trendline has been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bitcoinsensus\/status\/2001424267645194640?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">identified<\/a> by Bitcoinsensus as a key marker of past cycle tops. Each time the price has reached this level, the market has corrected sharply.<\/p>\n<p>The first rejection in 2018 was followed by an 83% drop. Similar pullbacks of 56%, 77%, and 34% followed in later years. The current move marks the fifth rejection, and Bitcoin has already declined over 34% from recent highs of above $126,000. Based on past behavior, the trendline continues to act as strong resistance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1423610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1423610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8Z8LzJXcAEUPxE.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/ad276080-7c1f-44e9-9152-e0b3a6c18000\/w=9999\" alt=\"bitcoins Bitcoin (BTC) Price Chart \" width=\"1199\" height=\"598\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1423610\">Bitcoin (BTC) Price Chart 18.12. Source: Bitcoinsensus\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moreover, a potential death cross on the 3-day chart is now forming. The short-term moving average is nearing a cross below the longer-term average. The asset is already trading below both lines, which could lead to further downside if the cross confirms.<\/p>\n<p>Trader Butcher <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/easyeight08\/status\/2001571296560201933?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">commented<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf $BTC doesn\u2019t pump hard from here, the 3D death cross will send this shit right to 50K with speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This type of cross is often followed by stronger selling if no reversal occurs in time.<\/p>\n<h3>You may also like:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-transactions-are-cheap-again-but-miners-are-paying-the-price\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBitcoin Transactions Are Cheap Again, But Miners Are Paying the Price\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/vaneck-says-bitcoin-hashrate-dip-could-set-up-2026-rally\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tVanEck Says Bitcoin Hashrate Dip Could Set Up 2026 Rally\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-suffers-worst-q4-since-2018-crash-with-near-22-plunge\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBitcoin Suffers Worst Q4 Since 2018 Crash with Near-22% Plunge\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bitcoins Watching $88K and $80K for Direction<\/h2>\n<p>Analyst Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/2001571533471219866?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">shared<\/a> that Bitcoin is holding near $87,000, with three key levels to watch: $87,700, $83,800, and $80,500. These are marked as possible bounce zones. A move above $88,000 could improve the outlook. He noted,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBreak $88K and we\u2019re back in the good music land.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Van de Poppe also mentioned the upcoming Bank of Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/crypto-markets-brace-for-volatility-amid-massive-week-ahead-for-economic-data\/\">decision<\/a>. Market participants expect some reaction, but he added, \u201c<em>When everybody expects one thing, usually the opposite is the actual outcome<\/em>,\u201d suggesting the move may be less predictable than expected.<\/p>\n<p>As CryptoPotato <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-rsi-nears-oversold-levels-that-historically-triggered-major-rallies\/\">reported<\/a>, Bitcoin\u2019s RSI is approaching levels that in past cycles have led to strong rebounds. The last five times it dropped below 30, BTC eventually moved higher. However, structure-based tools are <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-btc-has-entered-a-bearish-phase-structural-indicators-confirm\/\">pointing<\/a> to weakness, including the Bull-Bear Index and related market trend signals.<\/p>\n<p>Daan Crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaanCrypto\/status\/2001261594102394916?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">noted<\/a> that Bitcoin is trading near the same levels it held six months ago. He added, \u201c<em>Liquidity taken on the way up and on the way down,<\/em>\u201d and pointed to $95,000 as the nearest large liquidity area.<\/p>\n<div><center><span>SPECIAL OFFER (Exclusive)<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>SECRET PARTNERSHIP BONUS for CryptoPotato readers: <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/goto\/bingxpromo\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Use this link<\/a> to register and unlock $1,500 in exclusive BingX Exchange rewards (limited time offer).<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> Olivia Stephanie <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-at-make-or-break-level-the-bear-market-signal-line-is-here\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin trades near $86.9K after rejecting a key trendline, with a possible 3D death cross and support tests near $83K and $80K. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $87,000 after a brief spike above $90,000. The move was short-lived, and the asset has since returned to its earlier range. Over the past week, BTC has dropped<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":880273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4041,26184],"tags":[11476],"class_list":["post-880272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bitcoin","category-make-or-break","tag-bitcoins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880272","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=880272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}