Analyst Says Bitcoin Price Might Be Gearing Up For Next Big Move — What To Know

bitcoinistPublicado a 2025-04-20Actualizado a 2025-04-20

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The Bitcoin price seems stuck in a consolidation range, ricocheting off the $83,000 and $86,000 levels over the past week....

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The Bitcoin price seems stuck in a consolidation range, ricocheting off the $83,000 and $86,000 levels over the past week. With no clear direction for the premier cryptocurrency, investors are left wondering what phase the market cycle is in—bullish or bearish.

According to a popular crypto analyst on the social media platform X, the Bitcoin price could be preparing for its next big move in either direction over the next few weeks. In any case, here are the important levels to watch out for in the next few days.

Crucial Levels To Watch For BTC’s Next Move

In an April 19 post on the X platform, crypto analyst Ali Martinez shared an interesting analysis of the Bitcoin price while highlighting the current layout of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The online pundit noted that BTC bears and bulls are locked in a battle, leading to a choppy market condition.

Notably, the premier cryptocurrency appears to have entered the $83,000 – $86,000 range on Saturday, April 12. Hence, Martinez’s analysis basically revolves around the price of BTC bouncing off the support and resistance levels on its one-hour timeframe.

Source: @ali_charts on X

As shown in the chart above, the Bitcoin price attempted multiple times to breach the resistance zone around the $86,000 region over the past week. However, the bulls’ optimism was met with the staunch resilience of the Bitcoin bears, as the price of BTC almost always found its way back toward the $83,000 mark.

Most recently, the flagship cryptocurrency made its way toward the $86,000 level on Wednesday, April 16, but failed to break the significant resistance zone after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell suggested that interest rate cuts might not be coming as early as anticipated by crypto traders.

Martinez noted in his post that the next significant move for the Bitcoin price depends primarily on the $83,000 and $86,000 levels. According to the crypto pundit, a breakout above the $86,000 mark could spell the start of a bullish run for Bitcoin, while a break below $83,000 could mean further correction for the market leader.

Bitcoin Price Overview

After reaching its all-time high of $108,786 in January 2025, the price of BTC has been on a steady decline in the past few months. According to data from CoinGecko, the flagship cryptocurrency has losst more than 22% of its value since hitting its record-high price.

As of this writing, the price of Bitcoin stands at around $84,530, reflecting a 0.3% decline in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin price is up by more than 1% on the weekly timeframe.

The price of BTC on the daily timeframe | Source: BTCUSDT chart on TradingView

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