Bitcoin is grinding higher and the setup looks bullish for buyers, with traders betting against it at risk of being forced out again.

• Traders are piling into short bets even as big spot buyers keep buying, a mix that often ends in a squeeze higher.
• A key long-term trend signal has flipped bullish for the first time since late 2025, but it needs a weekly close above $80,000 to count.
• Short-term charts are overbought, so a pause or small pullback in the next week or two would be normal.
• Ethereum has broken above its old ceiling and Solana is pushing through resistance, with most major coins moving in step with Bitcoin.

Outlook: Expect a brief cooldown, then another push higher, with the real test coming if Bitcoin clears the low $80,000s.

## Bitcoin Levels

• **Bias:** Bullish overall — bullish over weeks to months, cautious short term (overbought, possible bearish divergence).
• **Buy / accumulate:** Accumulation zone called from around $60,000; no new buy level given at current prices.
• **Sell / take profit:** No take-profit level given; shorting is advised against here.
• **Support:** $73,000–$75,000.
• **Resistance:** $80,000–$82,000 now; $86,000–$88,000 after a clean break above $83,000.
• **Targets:** $81,300–$81,500 liquidity pocket just above price; then $86,000–$88,000.
• **Invalidation:** A drop back below roughly $79,000 before the weekly close would cancel the bullish trend flip.