After retreating from late-2025 highs, Bitcoin has spent much of recent 
trading days fluctuating between the mid-$80,000s and low-$90,000s, with 
buyers consistently stepping in on dips and sellers defending the same 
resistance level. Interestingly, this technical setup resembles the structure 
Bitcoin formed before its last major rally that eventually pushed it to its 
price peak above $126,000. Related Reading: Crypto Market Watches As Clarity 
Act Enters Senate Debate Next Week: US Senator Bitcoin Revisits A Familiar 
Consolidation Structure A closer look at BTC price action on the daily 
candlestick timeframe chart shows that the leading cryptocurrency is tracing a 
pattern that looks very similar to what played out between March and May 2025. 
In that earlier phase, Bitcoin spent weeks trading between roughly $76,000 and 
$86,000, repeatedly failing to break higher and giving the impression of 
stagnation. During that time, the Bitcoin price held above support levels and 
continued to print lower lows within the range and gave the impression of a 
lack of immediate upside. That consolidation ultimately proved to be a base. 
Once Bitcoin broke above the upper boundary of that range at $86,000, the 
sentiment changed very quickly and created the stage for a strong upside move 
that eventually led to Bitcoin. The current structure shows the same 
characteristics, only at a higher altitude. This time, Bitcoin is ranging 
between approximately $84,000 and $94,000, with price compressing in a similar 
way to early 2025. Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: @aganstwallst On X Why Bitcoin 
Might Push To New ATHs The $94,000 level has become the primary area 
determining Bitcoin’s current upward price action. Bitcoin’s price action 
tested this zone during an early January rally, briefly pushing toward $94,500 
on January 5 before facing rejection and dropping back into correction. That 
rejection is now in the past, and the next priority is what Bitcoin might do 
once it finally secures a decisive break above this resistance. The previous 
performance is a good reference point for what could follow a confirmed 
breakout. After Bitcoin cleared $86,000 during the prior consolidation last 
year, it pushed up for many months, eventually reaching a peak price of around 
$126,080. That move represented a gain of about 46% from the breakout level. 
No two price movements can play out in exactly the same way, but the 
similarities between the current setup and last year’s structure suggest that 
Bitcoin may once again be building energy below resistance. Related Reading: 
Bitcoin’s Next Peak Might Ignite ADA’s Rally, Says Cardano Creator If Bitcoin 
delivers a comparable expansion after breaking above $94,000, the projected 
upside targets would extend a little above $126,000 and lead to the creation 
of a new all-time high. Applying the same percentage move from $94,000 points 
to a potential advance to as high as $138,000. Featured image from Pexels, 
chart from TradingView

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