As Bitcoin (BTC) retests a critical support level, analysts have warned that the leading cryptocurrency is facing its most important week in months, which could make or break its recovery rally.<\/p>\n
Related Reading<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\nBitcoin Price At A Crossroads<\/h2>\n
On Tuesday, Bitcoin dropped below the $76,000 support for the first time in a week, falling to the $75,666 level before bouncing. The flagship crypto has been trading between $74,000-$80,000 after breaking out of its three-month range earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Amid its recent performance, analyst Sjuul from AltCryptoGems affirmed<\/a> that BTC is at a make-or-break moment that might decide its fate, as both the technicals and fundamentals \u201care at a crossroads.\u201d<\/p>\nFrom a technical perspective, he explained that the cryptocurrency is currently facing \u201cthe most relevant resistance on the chart.\u201d Notably, the $80,000 area sits at the top of the rising channel or bear market formation developing on BTC\u2019s chart. It also marks a key horizontal<\/a> level that has served as a major support zone since the Q4 2024 rally.<\/p>\nBTC resembles its January performance. Source: AltCryptoGems on X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn addition, there\u2019s a setup around this level that resembles the price action in January. At the time, Bitcoin traded within a bear flag pattern and faced strong resistance around the $97,000 horizontal level. After failing to reclaim this area, the flagship crypto fell to the $60,000 lows.<\/p>\n
According to the analysis, an initial rejection from this level is normal, but investors should monitor BTC\u2019s reaction below it. \u201cAs you can see, the local structure<\/a> remains bullish, so it will be important for buyers to keep momentum here in order to attempt a breakout once again,\u201d Sjuul detailed.<\/p>\nTherefore, the \u201cline in the sand\u201d will be around the $74,000 support, as the structure and former resistance are confluent there. \u201cIf bulls manage to hold that level, we truly have a good chance of breaking above $80K and potentially flying to the next resistance level at $86K,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
FOMC Meeting To Determine BTC\u2019s Fate?<\/h2>\n
Sjuul warned that this week is probably \u201cone of the most important weeks for BTC in months,\u201d listing Wednesday\u2019s FOMC meeting as the biggest catalyst<\/a> for the market that could push prices in either direction.<\/p>\nHe highlighted that it will also be Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell\u2019s last meeting. \u201cWednesday isn\u2019t just a rate decision; it\u2019s Powell\u2019s final press conference. Every word will carry extra weight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Analyst Ted Pillows pointed<\/a> out that the appointment of a new Fed chair has historically put pressure on the markets, with Bitcoin dropping over 50% each time. In January 2014, BTC crashed 84% in the following months after Janet Yellen took over.<\/p>\nRelated Reading<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\nSimilarly, the flagship crypto fell 73% and 61% in February 2018 and May 2022 when Powell was confirmed for his first and second terms. If history repeats itself, Bitcoin could see a major correction<\/a> next month when Kevin Warsh is expected to become the next Fed chair.<\/p>\nUltimately, Sjuul emphasized the importance of the $74,000 support through this week, noting that if this level is lost, \u201cthings could get pretty ugly as we would form a very nasty deviation\u201d back in the previous range, which could open the door for a retest of the February lows.<\/p>\n![\"bitcoin,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BTCUSDT_2026-04-28_12-38-44.png?w=860&resize=860%2C563\")
Bitcoin\u2019s performance in the one-week chart. Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFeatured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As Bitcoin (BTC) retests a critical support level, analysts have warned that the leading cryptocurrency is facing its most important week in months, which could make or break its recovery rally. Related Reading Bitcoin Price At A Crossroads On Tuesday, Bitcoin dropped below the $76,000 support for the first time in a week, falling to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-425827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":425831,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425827\/revisions\/425831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
From a technical perspective, he explained that the cryptocurrency is currently facing \u201cthe most relevant resistance on the chart.\u201d Notably, the $80,000 area sits at the top of the rising channel or bear market formation developing on BTC\u2019s chart. It also marks a key horizontal<\/a> level that has served as a major support zone since the Q4 2024 rally.<\/p>\n In addition, there\u2019s a setup around this level that resembles the price action in January. At the time, Bitcoin traded within a bear flag pattern and faced strong resistance around the $97,000 horizontal level. After failing to reclaim this area, the flagship crypto fell to the $60,000 lows.<\/p>\n According to the analysis, an initial rejection from this level is normal, but investors should monitor BTC\u2019s reaction below it. \u201cAs you can see, the local structure<\/a> remains bullish, so it will be important for buyers to keep momentum here in order to attempt a breakout once again,\u201d Sjuul detailed.<\/p>\n Therefore, the \u201cline in the sand\u201d will be around the $74,000 support, as the structure and former resistance are confluent there. \u201cIf bulls manage to hold that level, we truly have a good chance of breaking above $80K and potentially flying to the next resistance level at $86K,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Sjuul warned that this week is probably \u201cone of the most important weeks for BTC in months,\u201d listing Wednesday\u2019s FOMC meeting as the biggest catalyst<\/a> for the market that could push prices in either direction.<\/p>\n He highlighted that it will also be Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell\u2019s last meeting. \u201cWednesday isn\u2019t just a rate decision; it\u2019s Powell\u2019s final press conference. Every word will carry extra weight.\u201d<\/p>\n Analyst Ted Pillows pointed<\/a> out that the appointment of a new Fed chair has historically put pressure on the markets, with Bitcoin dropping over 50% each time. In January 2014, BTC crashed 84% in the following months after Janet Yellen took over.<\/p>\n Similarly, the flagship crypto fell 73% and 61% in February 2018 and May 2022 when Powell was confirmed for his first and second terms. If history repeats itself, Bitcoin could see a major correction<\/a> next month when Kevin Warsh is expected to become the next Fed chair.<\/p>\n Ultimately, Sjuul emphasized the importance of the $74,000 support through this week, noting that if this level is lost, \u201cthings could get pretty ugly as we would form a very nasty deviation\u201d back in the previous range, which could open the door for a retest of the February lows.<\/p>\n Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As Bitcoin (BTC) retests a critical support level, analysts have warned that the leading cryptocurrency is facing its most important week in months, which could make or break its recovery rally. Related Reading Bitcoin Price At A Crossroads On Tuesday, Bitcoin dropped below the $76,000 support for the first time in a week, falling to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-425827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":425831,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425827\/revisions\/425831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}FOMC Meeting To Determine BTC\u2019s Fate?<\/h2>\n
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