{"id":375991,"date":"2025-02-27T11:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitcoin-price-drops-again-is-80k-the-last-defense-for-bulls-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:27:18","slug":"bitcoin-price-drops-again-is-80k-the-last-defense-for-bulls-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitcoin-price-drops-again-is-80k-the-last-defense-for-bulls-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Drops Again\u2014Is $80K the Last Defense for Bulls? &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $88,000 support. BTC must stay above the $80,000 zone to avoid more losses in the near term.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitcoin started a fresh decline from the $92,500 zone.<\/li>\n<li>The price is trading below $88,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.<\/li>\n<li>There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $86,150 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<\/li>\n<li>The pair could start another decline if it fails to stay above the $82,000 zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bitcoin Price Dips Further<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $92,500 level and started a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-takes-a-hit-86k\/\" target=\"_blank\">fresh decline<\/a>. BTC declined heavily below the $90,000 and $88,000 support levels.<\/p>\n<p>The price even dived below the $85,000 level. It tested the $80,000 zone. A low was formed at $80,525 and the price is now consolidating losses. It is back above the $83,500 level and the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $89,203 swing high to the $80,525 low.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price is now trading below $85,200 and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-tumbles-91000\/\" target=\"_blank\">100 hourly Simple moving average<\/a>. On the upside, immediate resistance is near the $85,000 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $89,203 swing high to the $80,525 low.<\/p>\n<p>The first key resistance is near the $85,500 level. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $86,150 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_703558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-703558\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bitcoin_04b726.png\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-703558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/\" target=\"_blank\">BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next key resistance could be $87,150. A close above the $87,150 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $88,500 resistance level. Any more gains might send the price toward the $90,000 level or even $90,500.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Drop In BTC?<\/h2>\n<p>If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $86,000 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Immediate support on the downside is near the $83,000 level. The first major support is near the $82,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next support is now near the $81,200 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $80,000 support in the near term. The main support sits at $78,500.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now below the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $82,000, followed by $80,000.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $85,000 and $86,000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $88,000 support. BTC must stay above the $80,000 zone to avoid more losses in the near term. Bitcoin started a fresh decline from the $92,500 zone. The price is trading below $88,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. 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