Bitcoin’s Resilience Tested: Can BTC Maintain Its Throne? Price Analysis and Future Outlook

Bitcoin faces its ultimate stress test as volatility shakes the crypto kingdom.

The Bull Case: Unshakable Foundation

Institutional adoption continues pumping fresh capital into Bitcoin's veins—blackrock's ETF inflows hit record numbers while microstrategy keeps stacking sats like there's no tomorrow. The halving's supply shock already baked into this digital gold narrative.

Technical Breakdown: Critical Levels

BTC battles at the $60k support wall—break below triggers liquidations toward $52k, hold above launches assault on $68k resistance. Volume patterns suggest accumulation whales aren't flinching.

Macro Winds Shift

Fed policy pivots create tailwinds for risk assets while treasury printers work overtime—because why solve structural problems when you can just mint more debt?

Bitcoin either emerges stronger from this consolidation or reminds everyone that in crypto, even thrones have trap doors.

$BTC bounces from critical support

Source: TradingView

The short-term time frame chart for the $BTC price shows a nice bounce from the critical $112,000 horizontal support level. Not only that, the price has now broken back through the downward trendline with more oomph than before. Of course, it’s early days yet and this minor rally can turn back to the downside just as quickly as the previous ones.

Also in favour of the bulls is a potential double bottom pattern, whereby the latest local low corresponds with the last swing low in early August. Add to this that the RSI at the bottom of the chart looks as though it might be putting in a bottom, and you have a possible recipe for a decent bounce.

All of this said, the crypto market is still struggling with bearish sentiment, and many are worried that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech today will rule out a rate cut in September. Therefore, a dip below that important $112,000 horizontal support is not off of the table. On the other hand, if Powell does imply a cut in September, it might be expected that the $BTC price takes off again. The market awaits.

Inverse head and shoulders pattern about to be invalidated?

Source: TradingView

The daily chart reveals that the inverse head and shoulders has come to a point of potential invalidation. However, even if the current daily candle does close below, as long as it is within 1-2% of the neckline, it can still be considered valid. A proper invalidation will occur if the price breaks below, confirms, and then goes lower. Therefore, as things stand, this particular head and shoulders pattern is still valid, and if the measured MOVE to the upside plays out, $150,000 is the target.

Price action and indicators bearish on the weekly time frame

Source: TradingView

The weekly view of the $BTC price might still contain hope in the price action, but the indicators are so far telling a different story. The Stochastic RSI indicators are still moving down and are about to cross below the 50.00 level. In the MACD, the blue indicator line is shaping to cross down below the red signal line. Also, the light green histogram bars are getting smaller and a pink or red bar could soon print. At the bottom of the chart, the RSI illustrates a rejection of the indicator line from the descending trendline, which has also crossed below the yellow moving average line. 

All of these indicators are currently bearish on this longer term time frame. In addition, looking back at the price action, could that be an M topping pattern just above the solid black trendline?

The week has not closed yet, but unless there is some incredibly bullish price action between now and the close on Sunday, things are not looking good. Over to you Jerome Powell …

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