{"id":34954,"date":"2025-07-03T03:01:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T03:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=34954"},"modified":"2025-07-03T03:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T03:01:37","slug":"altcoin-season-not-coming-bitcoin-risks-crash-to-98200-with-negative-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=34954","title":{"rendered":"Altcoin Season Not Coming? Bitcoin Risks Crash To $98,200 With Negative Sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A crypto analyst has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bearish-crash-for-bitcoin\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">strong warning for Bitcoin (BTC)<\/a>, forecasting a potential crash to new lows as negative sentiment mounts. The analyst has also highlighted the possibility of an even more <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/altcoin-season-on-the-horizon\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">delayed altcoin season<\/a> as the broader market flips bearish.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Analyst Calls $98,200 Bitcoin Price Crash<\/h2>\n<p>With the Bitcoin price <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/bitcoin-officially-traded-above-100000-30-consecutive-days-first-time#:~:text=Bitcoin%20Officially%20Traded%20Above%20%24100,000%20For%2030%20Consecutive%20Days%20For%20The%20First%20Time,-June%2010,%202025&amp;text=Bitcoin%20has%20officially%20completed%2030,May%2022,%20almost%20hitting%20%24112,000.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">still consolidating above $100,000<\/a> after experiencing major losses in the last month, concerns have been rising about the flagship cryptocurrency\u2019s near-term outlook. Dr. Cat, a crypto analyst on the X social media platform, has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DoctorCatX\/status\/1939634827923255433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">forecasted<\/a> that a crash to $98,200 is growing increasingly possible for Bitcoin, especially with <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-eye-a-major-surge\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">negative sentiment piling up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The $98,200 level has been highlighted as a critical support level, which, if breached, could lead to even stronger <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bearish-crash-for-bitcoin\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">downside risks for Bitcoin<\/a>. Based on key Ichimoku indicators like the 3-week Kijun Sen and Weekly SSB, this downward potential could see Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoins-possible-bottom\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">crashing into the $70,000 range<\/a>, which the analyst describes as the \u201c7 handle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Dr. Cat\u2019s chart, which features Ichimoku Cloud patterns, shows Bitcoin trading slightly above mid-range indicators with price action hovering above the Kijun Sen and within proximity to the cloud. Despite mild bullish positioning, he stresses that the daily and 2-day time frames remain structurally bearish, <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-test-this-support-as-bullish-strength-wane\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">reducing the strength<\/a> of any upward momentum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-520015\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bitcoin-chart-from-Dr.-Cat.jpg?w=512&amp;resize=512%2C240\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" width=\"512\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bitcoin-chart-from-Dr.-Cat.jpg?w=512 512w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bitcoin-chart-from-Dr.-Cat.jpg?w=104 104w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bitcoin-chart-from-Dr.-Cat.jpg?w=83 83w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/p>\n<p>Adding weight to this pessimistic scenario, the analyst points out that while a short-term upside for Bitcoin is still in the cards, it is not guaranteed. Alternative wave counts also indicate that a local top may already be in place, signaling early stages of a more <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/will-history-repeat-itself\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">severe price correction<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cat further compares Bitcoin\u2019s current market conditions to April 2024, when a similar setup led to a notable crash. As such, even if BTC pushes slightly higher in the short term, the broader trend, according to the analyst, suggests a looming reversal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Altcoin Season At Risk Amid Broader Market Weakness<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to Dr Cat\u2019s bearish Bitcoin forecast his analysis also extends a stark warning to altcoin holders about the <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/altcoin-season-odds-grow-strong\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">long-anticipated altseason<\/a>. According to the market expert, many altcoins are once again approaching key resistance levels against Bitcoin, mirroring last week\u2019s setup that led to significant declines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although a slight recovery against BTC is not ruled out, the broader market structure hints at a harsh environment for altcoins in the next 1-2 weeks. The future Kijun Sen angle on the weekly Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) chart also signals an extended period where the <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-outperforms-as-altcoins-struggle-key-metrics-describe-a-strong-divergence\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">flagship cryptocurrency may outperform altcoins<\/a> decisively. However, this outperformance is not expected to result from BTC\u2019s strength, but rather from its comparatively slower decline as the market turns bearish.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In such a case, <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/altcoins-at-risk-of-more-losses\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">altcoins could see accelerated losses<\/a> while BTC experienced a more controlled correction. This market dynamic suggests that the true altcoin season is unlikely to emerge anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/EfCFgQ3S\/\" alt=\"Altcoin\" width=\"2108\" height=\"1502\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crypto analyst has issued a strong warning for Bitcoin (BTC), forecasting a potential crash to new lows as negative sentiment mounts. The analyst has also highlighted the possibility of an even more delayed altcoin season as the broader market flips bearish.\u00a0 Analyst Calls $98,200 Bitcoin Price Crash With the Bitcoin price still consolidating above [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-34954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34954\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}