Bitcoin’s $108K CME Gap Looms: Is This the Dip Before the Next Mega Rally?

Bitcoin traders are eyeing a critical $108,000 price level like hawks circling prey. The CME gap—a notorious magnet for price action—could spark fireworks in the coming weeks.

The gap effect: How derivatives markets move the needle

When Bitcoin futures contracts leave unfilled price gaps on the CME, the market has a nasty habit of revisiting them. This time, the $108K zone could trigger a textbook pullback—or become rocket fuel for the next leg up.

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Key technical points

• Range Resistance at $110K: Price rejected from this zone after a false breakout.
• Range Support at $100,169: Backed by a swing low at $98,200.
• CME Futures Gap at $108,300: Historically, 90% of CME gaps get filled, this one may attract price action soon.

Bitcoin has been locked between $110,000 and $100,169 ever since the deviation above $111,960 failed to hold. This reaffirms the idea that BTC is currently in a rotational environment where failed breakouts and breakdowns are met with mean reversion. With no volume-backed conviction to push beyond the range, BTC continues to oscillate between these critical levels.

Currently, price is hovering around the range high NEAR $110,000, which also aligns with the value area high on the volume profile. Unless BTC can close decisively above this level on strong volume, the structure favors continued consolidation or a move back toward range support.

Of particular interest this week is the CME futures gap left open at $108,300 following Bitcoin’s weekend rally. Since CME Bitcoin futures don’t trade on weekends, the gap formed when markets reopened, a phenomenon with strong historical weight.

Over 90% of these gaps get filled, often within days. This gives traders a technical target and increases the likelihood of a pullback in the near term, possibly toward that level. Unless the range is broken with decisive volume, this pattern of deviation and return is likely to persist. The $100,169 support zone remains crucial if price does begin to drop, especially if it follows a gap-fill move.

What to expect in the coming price action

Bitcoin is likely to continue range-bound this week unless a high-volume breakout occurs. A retrace toward $108,000 is probable due to the CME gap, with $100,000 remaining key support.