{"id":49109,"date":"2025-09-23T17:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=49109"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:01:40","slug":"btc-at-crossroads-112k-to-glory-or-exit-liquidity-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=49109","title":{"rendered":"BTC at Crossroads: $112K to Glory or Exit Liquidity Trap?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitcoin holds critical $112K support; losing it risks a flush toward $106K\u2013$102K zones.<\/li>\n<li>Analysts mark $115K as the next resistance if BTC defends support, with $103K as a deeper fallback.<\/li>\n<li>$12.45 billion in longs face liquidation if BTC drops 5% toward $106K price zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>$112K Becomes the Line to Watch<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $112,900 after retreating from recent highs close to $124,000. Market watchers are treating $112,000 as the level that will set the next trend.<\/p>\n<p>Merlijn The Trader pointed out that liquidity has already been cleared on both sides of the range, first near $124,000 and later just below $112,000. He called this an orderbook reset and explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$BTC<\/a> JUST CLEANED BOTH SIDES.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeps done. Orderbook reset.<\/p>\n<p>Now all eyes on $112K:<br \/>\nBreakout \u2192 new highs.<br \/>\nFailure \u2192 deep flush.<\/p>\n<p>One line separates legends from exit liquidity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QzszeaVb0t\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/QzszeaVb0t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerlijnTrader\/status\/1970397729500319882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his view, holding above $112,000 could open the way back toward new records, while losing it risks a move down to $100,000\u2013$102,000.<\/p>\n<h2>Resistance Above and Demand Zones Below<\/h2>\n<p>Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/1970436227896857072\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">marked<\/a> the $111,900\u2013$113,000 range as short-term demand. If Bitcoin can hold there, he expects the price to push toward $114,700\u2013$116,800, with $115,000 as the key resistance level.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf that\u2019s the case, then $115K upwards would be the next clear resistance point,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Should the asset fail to maintain this area, he sees the next support at $106,000\u2013$108,000. He called this the \u201cmax buy zone\u201d and noted $103,000 as a deeper level where buyers have previously stepped in. These areas could become important if momentum shifts lower.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_413671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413671\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1g8MS3WkAALrD6.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413671\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1g8MS3WkAALrD6.jpg\" alt=\"BTC price chart\" width=\"1200\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1g8MS3WkAALrD6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1g8MS3WkAALrD6-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1g8MS3WkAALrD6-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1g8MS3WkAALrD6-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1g8MS3WkAALrD6-50x39.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-413671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>EMA-100 in Focus<\/h2>\n<p>Another marker is the 100-day EMA, which sits around $111,876. According to BitBull, this level <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AkaBull_\/status\/1970458112336285836\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">acted<\/a> as support in June 2025 before the price rallied. He warned that losing it in the past led to steep drops.<\/p>\n<p>They added: <em>\u201cBut you could see further dump too,\u201d<\/em> suggesting that large players might push BTC below this line in Q4 to force liquidations and maximize pressure on the market. For now, the EMA-100 acts as the dividing line, with a bounce supporting recovery and a break pointing toward further downside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_413669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413669\" style=\"width: 892px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9.jpeg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413669\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9.jpeg\" alt=\"BTC price chart\" width=\"892\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9.jpeg 892w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9-297x300.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9-768x775.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9-50x50.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G1h5HeIWwAEpmm9-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-413669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: BitBull\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Liquidation Risk Builds Below Current Price<\/h2>\n<p>Data from the Bitcoin Exchange Liquidation Map shows that if this level of roughly $106,127 is breached by the BTC, approximately $12.45 billion worth of long positions will get liquidated, including $44.9 million on Binance, $38.9 million on OKX, and $27.3 million on Bybit.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst Ted noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">$12,500,000,000 will be liquidated when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$BTC<\/a> dumps 5%.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all in the data. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u2F3IbRBvk\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/u2F3IbRBvk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted (@TedPillows) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedPillows\/status\/1970451800147873857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the current price just 5% above this point, traders are closely watching whether BTC holds $112,000 or slips lower.<\/p>\n<p>Here, $112,000 becomes the pivot. Higher-level demand induction can generate a bounce back to new highs; however, a breakdown risks another flush into low-level demand zones.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-at-crossroads-112k-to-glory-or-exit-liquidity-trap\/\">BTC at Crossroads: $112K to Glory or Exit Liquidity Trap?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Bitcoin holds critical $112K support; losing it risks a flush toward $106K\u2013$102K zones. Analysts mark $115K as the next resistance if BTC defends support, with $103K as a deeper fallback. $12.45 billion in longs face liquidation if BTC drops 5% toward $106K price zone. $112K Becomes the Line to Watch Bitcoin (BTC) is trading [&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-49109","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\/49109","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=49109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}