{"id":73105,"date":"2026-02-19T08:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73105"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:17:12","slug":"big-bitcoin-price-move-on-the-horizon-is-btc-about-to-drop-below-60k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73105","title":{"rendered":"Big Bitcoin Price Move on the Horizon: Is BTC About to Drop Below $60K?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bitcoin went through some intense trading sessions at the end of January and the beginning of February, plunging from over $90,000 to a 15-month low at $60,000 in under ten days. However, it has been rather sluggish since then, mostly trading below $70,000, with little sign of a breakout.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and CIO of MN Fund, Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe, outlined the recent stagnation, indicating that BTC\u2019s volatility is \u201cthe lowest it has been since the crash.\u201d Consequently, he determined that \u201cthere\u2019s a big move on the horizon\u201d and outlined his plan for buying or selling.<\/p>\n<h2>Sub-$60K or Above $80K?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The volatility on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> is the lowest it has been since the crash.<\/p>\n<p>That means; there\u2019s a big move on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>If we dip, I\u2019ll be a big buyer, for sure.<\/p>\n<p>If we go back upwards, I\u2019ll start taking some profits on a test at $80-85K to be trading the trend.<\/p>\n<p>Volatility is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Irp4iTzT9\">pic.twitter.com\/7Irp4iTzT9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/2024190679694323730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The popular analyst said he would be a \u201cbig buyer for sure\u201d if bitcoin dips again. In contrast, he would \u201cstart taking some profits\u201d if the cryptocurrency tests the $80,000-$85,000 range.<\/p>\n<p>Merlijn The Trader also weighed in on BTC\u2019s recent performance, highlighting the significance of the current $67,000 level. If lost, the analyst believes $60,000 will come into focus again. His worst-case scenario envisions a massive drop below $50,000 if the February 6 bottom gives in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BITCOIN IS AT THE CRUX: $67K.<\/p>\n<p>Reclaim $73K the trend repair begins.<br \/>\nLose $60K liquidity vacuum opens below.<\/p>\n<p>Next real demand zone:<br \/>\n$48K\u2013$49K (0.618 retrace)<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t volatility.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s the market choosing a direction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FQfrBNYrTe\">pic.twitter.com\/FQfrBNYrTe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerlijnTrader\/status\/2024061336746094762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Glassnode was slightly less bearish, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-range-bound-under-pressure-as-analysts-eye-55000\/\">predicting<\/a> that bitcoin could drop to as low as $55,000 if the landscape worsens again soon.<\/p>\n<h2>Year of the Metals<\/h2>\n<p>Doctor Profit, who has been among the few analysts to predict BTC\u2019s crash below $100,000 at the end of 2025, said the cryptocurrency now trades around 50% lower than its October all-time high. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrProfitCrypto\/status\/2024202927293026705\">noted<\/a> that \u201cit\u2019s bad to lose money, but it\u2019s even worse to lose it in terms of USD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The analyst predicted that 2026 will be the year of precious metals, such as gold and silver. Both assets experienced intense volatility in 2026 as well. Gold, for example, skyrocketed to a new all-time high of $5,600\/oz in late January before it crumbled to $4,400 days later. It has managed to rebound to $5,000 as of press time.<\/p>\n<p>Silver, on the other hand, exploded to over $120, dumped to $64, and now sits close to $80. Both metals are slightly in the green on a year-to-date scale, while BTC is deep in the red.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/big-bitcoin-price-move-on-the-horizon-is-btc-about-to-drop-below-60k\/\">Big Bitcoin Price Move on the Horizon: Is BTC About to Drop Below $60K?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin went through some intense trading sessions at the end of January and the beginning of February, plunging from over $90,000 to a 15-month low at $60,000 in under ten days. However, it has been rather sluggish since then, mostly trading below $70,000, with little sign of a breakout. Founder and CIO of MN Fund, [&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-73105","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\/73105","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=73105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}