{"id":67887,"date":"2026-01-15T14:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=67887"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:16:45","slug":"bitcoins-btc-future-hinges-on-these-2-key-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=67887","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s (BTC) Future Hinges on These 2 Key Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) is trading in an ascending price channel, and the market situation indicates that it is approaching a key turning point. Two distinct levels are being monitored by analysts: a move above $105,000 could confirm ongoing momentum, and a decline below $83,000 could signal a systematic shift.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Bitcoin Price Levels Under Watch<\/h2>\n<p>EGRAG CRYPTO <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/egragcrypto\/status\/2011480403652014247?s=20\">posted<\/a> that Bitcoin is compressing near the lower side of its rising trend. According to their breakdown, the channel is still holding, but pressure is building.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA weekly close above $105K confirms strength,\u201d EGRAG noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If that happens, it could open the way toward the $180K to $210K zone. However, they warned that \u201ca weekly close below $83K would break the channel\u201d and suggested weakness in the current cycle.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the price action still respects the existing structure. Bitcoin touched a high of $98,000 on Thursday before dropping slightly on news related to a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/senate-banking-committee-postpones-crypto-market-structure-bill\/\">delay<\/a> in legislative discussions. Despite this, it has held above $96,000 and remains up by over 6% this week.<\/p>\n<h2>Price Movement and Market Conditions<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin is outperforming many other assets even as broader markets turn cautious. The total crypto market cap stands at $3.34 trillion, with BTC making up over 57% of it.<\/p>\n<p>Rekt Capital <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rektcapital\/status\/2011462452631011628?s=20\">commented<\/a> that Bitcoin\u2019s current price behavior is similar to what was seen in late November 2024. \u201c<em>Bitcoin could weekly close around $97K but retest $93,500 next week,<\/em>\u201d they shared. They also noted that BTC is near its Bull Market EMAs but has not yet confirmed these levels as support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though the Bull Market EMAs are teasing to act as resistance, history suggests Bitcoin shouldn\u2019t struggle to break beyond them<\/p>\n<p>However history suggests Bitcoin will struggle to keep them as support and the crossover may occur once the EMAs have been turned into new\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QqDtHmhNXS\">https:\/\/t.co\/QqDtHmhNXS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H56rg1LdZN\">pic.twitter.com\/H56rg1LdZN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rektcapital\/status\/2011463903041953859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Bitcoin is also testing key moving averages. According to Merlijn The Trader, the asset has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MerlijnTrader\/status\/2011423050215125300?s=20\">reclaimed<\/a> its 50-day average. Holding this level could support a continuation higher, with the next resistance at the 100-day average.<\/p>\n<h2>Whales in Control, Retail Cools Off<\/h2>\n<p>CW <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CW8900\/status\/2011509700794450231?s=20\">shared<\/a> that large holders continue to dominate trading volume. The recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-btc-breaks-94k-barrier-after-54-days-whats-ahead\/\">drop<\/a> in demand from smaller buyers may create pressure during any downside moves.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRetail investors have very little influence,\u201d they stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, data shared by CryptosRus suggests that long-term holders are selling less. \u201c<em>OG selling at local tops has been rolling over,<\/em>\u201d they wrote. Coins that have been held for five or more years are not moving at the same pace as earlier in the cycle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OG BITCOIN SELLING IS DRYING UP <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f440.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc40\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>This chart is important. It tracks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> being spent by OG holders \u2014 coins that sat dormant for 5+ years.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this cycle, OGs were very active. Selling pressure from long-term holders actually exceeded the last cycle, which made sense.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EBIVPn9dP3\">pic.twitter.com\/EBIVPn9dP3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptosRus (@CryptosR_Us) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptosR_Us\/status\/2011672206791655847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This shift could reduce supply in the short term. If demand stays steady while older coins remain off the market, Bitcoin may find support more easily.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoins-btc-future-hinges-on-these-2-key-levels\/\">Bitcoin\u2019s (BTC) Future Hinges on These 2 Key Levels<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) is trading in an ascending price channel, and the market situation indicates that it is approaching a key turning point. Two distinct levels are being monitored by analysts: a move above $105,000 could confirm ongoing momentum, and a decline below $83,000 could signal a systematic shift. Key Bitcoin Price Levels Under Watch EGRAG [&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-67887","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\/67887","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=67887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}