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The Bitcoin (BTC) market is showing an extended sideways movement with no significant price action over the past day. Notably, the premier cryptocurrency has lost all market gains from its sudden 11% price surge from last week returning to previous consolidation levels around $86,000. According to popular crypto analyst Burak Kesmeci, Bitcoin is now set between two important price levels wielding sufficient potential for a substantial price swing.

Bitcoin Faces Make-Or-Break At $84k And $87k Liquidation Zones

Using a liquidation heatmap, Burak Kesmeci has highlighted two critical price levels that could be influential on Bitcoin’s next move. Generally, a liquidation heatmap visually represents the levels where leveraged positions, both long and short, are at risk of liquidation. The presence of dense clusters indicates that much liquidity is concentrated at a price, meaning many stop losses and liquidation orders are stacked there.

Regions with these massive liquidity often attract price movements as market makers and institutional traders tend to target these liquidity pockets to trigger liquidations thereby allowing them to buy at a discount or sell at a premium. According to Burak Kesmeci, the BTC 24-hour liquidation heatmap from CoinGlass suggests the flagship crypto asset is now between $84,849 and $87,043 representing two key price points crucial to its move.

Based on the analysis presented, $87,043 is serving as resistance suggesting that a price break above this level could trigger a short squeeze as short traders are forced to buy back their positions at higher prices contributing to the demand for a price rally. In this bullish case, BTC could rise to around $90,000 but will require strong buying pressure to push to higher price targets at $94,000 and $99,000.

Meanwhile, the $84,849 price region presents a crucial support zone that a price fall below which would cause the liquidation of a significant amount of long positions thus inducing a substantial selling pressure. If this projection occurs, BTC could find immediate support around $84,000 However, a potential dip to lower levels such as $83,000 or $80,000 may be feasible.

Bitcoin Price Overview

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $86,389 reflecting a minor 0.11% gain in the past day and a 0.76% gain in the last seven days. However, the premier cryptocurrency is down by 10.84% in the last month leaving most new market entrants in a deep loss.

Meanwhile, the BTC market trading market volume has crashed by 72.39% in the past day indicating a fall in market participation. While the liquidation heatmap analysis presented by Burak Kesmeci shows two likely pathways, investors should also note Bitcoin could remain range-bound between both liquidation zones barring the introduction of a significant market catalyst.

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The US-based Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) have continued to struggle in terms of investor participation and interest over the last few weeks. In the last week of February, the crypto-based financial products witnessed a record-breaking $1.14 billion single-day withdrawal.

The story wasn’t any much different for the Bitcoin ETFs to start the month of March, registering a net outflow of nearly $800 million in the past week. This growing trend reflects the shift in the appetite and sentiment of institutional investors, especially in the United States.

Bitcoin ETFs Post $409 Million Daily Net Outflow

According to the latest market data, the United States Bitcoin ETF market posted a daily net outflow of roughly $409 million on Friday, March 7. This marked the fifth consecutive day of withdrawals for the Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

Ark & 21 Shares Bitcoin ETF (with the ticker ARKB) saw the largest volume of withdrawals (over $160 million) on Friday. This was followed closely by Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), which posted net outflows of approximately $155 million to close the week.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest Bitcoin exchange-traded fund by net assets, declined in net value by $39.85 million on Friday. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Bitwise’s BTC fund (BITB) followed with total outflows of roughly $36.5 million and $18.6 million, respectively, on the day.

Source: SoSoValue

Interestingly, VanEck’s Bitcoin fund (with the ticker HODL) was the only one of the US-based Bitcoin ETFs that recorded a net inflow on Friday. The exchange-traded fund added about $617,500 in value to close the week.

As already mentioned, this single-day performance marked the fifth straight day of net outflows for the Bitcoin ETFs. The crypto-based products are yet to record an inflow day in March, as they last posted a net daily inflow on Friday, February 28.

This $409 million single-day withdrawal put the Bitcoin ETFs’ weekly performance at a net outflow of $799.9 million in the past week. Interestingly, this represents the fourth consecutive week (and the second-highest ever) of net outflows for the crypto exchange-traded funds.

Bitcoin Price At A Glance

The performance of the BTC exchange-traded funds in recent weeks somewhat mirrors the sluggish Bitcoin price action within this same period. The price of Bitcoin has been unable to sustain any positive momentum from the somewhat improving crypto climate in the United States.

As of this writing, the premier cryptocurrency is valued at around $86,100, reflecting an over 1% price decline in the past 24 hours. On the weekly timeframe, though, the Bitcoin price is up by more than 2%, according to data from CoinGecko.

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

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The Bitcoin (BTC) market took a positive turn in the past week rising by 1.10% according to data from CoinMarketCap. While there are still expectations of a further price correction, the effects of macroeconomic developments as seen with recent statements from US President Donald Trump cast more uncertainty over the premier cryptocurrency’s future trajectory.

Bitcoin Bulls Face A Showdown At $98K Resistance – Can They Break Through?

Following an extended market correction, Bitcoin recorded spontaneous market gains in the last week reaching a local peak of round $95,000. Currently, the crypto asset trades around $86,000 with little indication of its future movement.

According to top market analyst Ali Martinez, Bitcoin’s price action is currently stuck between two key accumulation levels based on its cost basis distribution (CBD) — the allocation of Bitcoin holdings according to the price at which different investors acquired their BTC. The CBD helps to identify major support and resistance levels by showing where significant amounts of Bitcoin were bought or sold.

Based on the CBD data, Ali Martinez explains in making any further gains, Bitcoin will face a key resistance at $98,081. This prediction stems from investors previously acquiring 320,040 BTC at this price region and are likely to sell following a price rebound to exit the market with little or zero losses. However, if Bitcoin bulls can mount sufficient buying pressure to break past this resistance level, it paves the way for a return above $100,000 and perhaps a new all-time high.

On the other hand, should BTC resume its correction trend, Martinez highlights that the next significant support level based on accumulation data is at $59,882 at which 220,150 BTC have been previously accumulated.

If Bitcoin declines toward these support levels, it is likely to experience a strong bounce as long-term holders are likely to acquire more BTC to defend their positions. Interestingly, this analysis aligns with other market insights that suggest BTC is likely to undergo further correction. However, it’s worth noting that any decisive break below $59,882 would trigger a massive amount of panic selling.

BTC Price Outlook

At the time of writing, BTC trades at $85,995 following a minor 1.98% decline in the past day. Meanwhile, its daily trading volume is down by 6.38%, indicating a decrease in market interest. Amidst positive events like the establishment of a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the BTC market remains in a rather volatile state as indicated by the larger market reaction to events of the past week.

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