{"id":43372,"date":"2025-08-21T12:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=43372"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:46:41","slug":"bitcoin-faces-crucial-106k-test-before-potential-q4-ath-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=43372","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Faces Crucial $106K Test Before Potential Q4 ATH Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>TL;DR<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysts see Bitcoin dipping to $106K\u2013$110K before setting new highs in Q4 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$114K short-term pivot will determine whether it\u00a0 holds range or slides into a deeper correction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whale long positions remain strong, signaling an accumulation phase before a possible rally to fresh highs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Bitcoin Steady Ahead of Powell Speech<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto markets are holding range-bound trading as investors wait for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s speech at Jackson Hole. A firm stance on interest rates could put fresh pressure on BTC, while a softer tone may offer relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin was priced at around $113,500, showing a 7% decline over the past week, according to Coingecko data. Trading activity remains high, but leverage in the retail segment is limited as whales restrict large speculative positions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst ZYN pointed to the $106K\u2013$110K range as a likely <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/here-are-bitcoins-biggest-support-levels-ahead-will-btc-drop-to-70k\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">test zone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBreak below ATH? Sure, that\u2019s capitulation. That\u2019s where the weak hands get erased. And then? New ATH in Q4 2025.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, the level coincides with the rising trendline constituting the Bitcoin market from 2023. Every retest during Sept\/Oct 2023, Aug\/Sept 2024, and Mar\/April 2025 saw prices bounce up again. The Aug\/Sept 2025 setup is now showing prices near the same rising line again, meaning the structure is intact.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Worst case for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$BTC<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>A clean dip into $106K\u2013$110K.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the same trendline that\u2019s carried this market since 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Break below ATH? Sure, that\u2019s capitulation. That\u2019s where the weak hands get erased.<\/p>\n<p>And then?<br \/>\nNew ATH in Q4 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not a chart. That\u2019s a lifestyle\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QrBO2Lk8jH\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/QrBO2Lk8jH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ZYN (@Zynweb3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zynweb3\/status\/1958125053423268112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Short-Term Pivot at $114K<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst Rekt Capital described $114K as the deciding short-term level, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rektcapital\/status\/1958191666763870618\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">saying<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBitcoin needs to continue rejecting from $114K to enter downside continuation. After all, $114K needs to be convincingly lost for BTC to go lower.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin has repeatedly failed to push above the $118K\u2013$120K resistance line, which has weighed on momentum. A weekly close below $114K would leave <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/is-this-the-moment-to-buy-bitcoin-as-btc-sentiment-sinks-to-fear\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bears in control<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and could open the door to further tests near $111K. Holding above would keep the price action inside a broader consolidation zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_409477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409477\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GyzkVtaXYAANcWn.jpeg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-409477\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GyzkVtaXYAANcWn.jpeg\" alt=\"Bitcoin (BTC) price chart\" width=\"1200\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GyzkVtaXYAANcWn.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GyzkVtaXYAANcWn-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GyzkVtaXYAANcWn-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GyzkVtaXYAANcWn-768x529.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GyzkVtaXYAANcWn-50x34.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-409477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Market Signals to Watch<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data from CW <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CW8900\/status\/1958425871741796777\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bitfinex whales increasing their long positions. The rally is expected to start once these positions begin closing, but for now, the wait continues.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Captain Faibik <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoFaibik\/status\/1958412486262051101\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pointed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to pressure on moving averages:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBTC has exactly Retested the Daily EMA50 and is now preparing for another Bearish impulse. If the $111.8K Support breaks, be Ready for a drop toward $108K.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For now, the $106K\u2013$114K band is the focal point for traders. Whether Bitcoin holds this zone or slips lower will decide if the next move is a retest of support or the start of a new leg higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-faces-crucial-106k-test-before-potential-q4-ath-push\/\">Bitcoin Faces Crucial $106K Test Before Potential Q4 ATH Push<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Analysts see Bitcoin dipping to $106K\u2013$110K before setting new highs in Q4 2025. $114K short-term pivot will determine whether it\u00a0 holds range or slides into a deeper correction. Whale long positions remain strong, signaling an accumulation phase before a possible rally to fresh highs. 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