Back Into the Range: Bitcoin Softens as Relative Signals Quietly Improve
BTC fades toward 86.8K on low participation, but relative strength versus gold and select altcoins hints that downside momentum may be nearing exhaustion.
🪙 Crypto Market Overview
Bitcoin has slipped back toward the 86,800 USD area after Sunday’s late push higher unraveled, largely as expected given thin volume and weak on-chain participation. Liquidation data suggests price is likely to remain trapped in a narrow 86,000–88,000 USD range unless a fresh catalyst appears.
Some market chatter has turned toward a deeper drawdown at the start of 2026, with talk of a test near 75,000 USD. That outcome looks less likely. More realistic downside reference points remain 83,800 USD, or in a more aggressive scenario, around 80,000 USD.
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