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Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $122,838 on July 14, but has since 
slipped into a phase of consolidation around the $118,000 level. The recent 
pause in upward momentum hasn’t dampened market sentiment, which remains 
firmly bullish. According to Coinmarketcap&#8217;s Fear &amp; Greed Index, Bitcoin is 
still currently sitting at a greed level of 68. This sentiment, combined with 
technical analysis of the Logarithmic Growth Curve (LGC), shows that Bitcoin 
is still on track for powerful upward moves. Related Reading: $57 Billion 
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The Market, But Not Yet Overheated Bitcoin’s price action has spent the 
majority of the past 48 hours holding above $118,000 after a wave of profit- 
taking took place just after it peaked at $122,838. However, on-chain data 
shows an interesting overview of Bitcoin investors. Particularly, crypto 
analyst Axel Adler Jr. shared data from CryptoQuant showing that the 30-day 
moving average of the Fear and Greed Index has climbed back into the optimism 
zone, now sitting at 66.2%. Although sentiment surrounding the leading 
cryptocurrency is currently in greedy territory, this level is well below the 
75% to 80% range, which coincided with new price highs in March 2024 and 
December 2025 The current 66% reading, while in the green level, suggests 
there’s still room for bullish sentiment to grow before the market enters a 
euphoric blow-off phase. In essence, this metric shows that if Bitcoin 
continues to consolidate and push higher without the sentiment entering into 
extreme greed levels between 75% and 80%, it will continue on a sustainable 
push to new heights. Image From X: @AxelAdlerJr Bitcoin Re-Enters Resistance 
Zone On Growth Curve As mentioned earlier, Bitcoin&#8217;s break above the $120,000 
price level and its subsequent peak were followed by a wave of profit-taking. 
The trend saw Bitcoin&#8217;s price correct to $116,000 very briefly before 
stabilizing around $118,000. Interestingly, technical analysis of the weekly 
candlestick timeframe shows that Bitcoin re-entered the first band of the 
Logarithmic Growth Curve (LGC) resistance zone as it reached this price peak. 
This band, which is identified as the light pink region in the chart below, 
has always served as the profit-taking area in each of Bitcoin’s past bull 
markets. Interestingly, Bitcoin briefly tapped this area in December 2024 and 
January 2025 before being rejected, in a pattern similar to that of January 
2021’s first top in the previous bull cycle. Image From TradingView: 
TradingShot Basically, this indicator implies that Bitcoin is now at the start 
of a final build-up phase. According to crypto analyst TradingShot, who posted 
the analysis on the TradingView platform, the ultimate top for this cycle is 
going to be between October and November 2025. Depending on the timing and 
strength of factors like anticipated US rate cuts in September, Bitcoin’s peak 
could land anywhere between $140,000 and $200,000. Related Reading: Whales? 
No, Newbies: Surge In New BTC Holders Fuels Market Rally—Study At the time of 
writing, Bitcoin is trading at $118,152. Featured image from Pexels, chart 
from TradingView

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Latin America over the past week. In this week&#8217;s edition, the IMF states that 
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Over the past week, the Ethereum (ETH) market recorded a solid positive price 
performance, reaching as high as $3,600. Notably, the second-largest 
cryptocurrency, among many altcoins, is experiencing a strong bullish momentum 
as evidenced by price gains of 45.48% over the last month. Amid the present 
market euphoria, Dutch market analyst Gert Van Lagen has backed Ethereum&#8217;s 
chances for sustained price gain based on an Elliott wave analysis. Related 
Reading: Ethereum’s Rally Isn’t What It Seems — Here’s What’s Really Driving 
It Ethereum To Complete Bull Market Cycle On High Note &#8211; Analyst The Elliot 
wave theory is a technical framework used to predict price targets by 
identifying repetitive patterns in price movements driven by investor 
psychology. In an X post on July 18, Van Lagen explains that this price 
forecast framework indicates that Ethereum may be entering the final phase of 
its bull market cycle, with a potential price target of $10,000. According to 
the analyst, the ETH bi-weekly trading chart suggests the cryptocurrency is 
completing a textbook five-wave cycle that began in 2022, with the fifth and 
final wave now unfolding in the form of an expanding diagonal. For context, 
the Elliot wave theory identifies a single price cycle in five waves, each 
composed of subwaves abc. As seen in the chart above, this includes the wave I 
marked by an initial impulse rally, followed by a sharp corrective Wave II as 
seen between 2022 and 2023. Wave III is defined by explosive momentum, pushing 
Ethereum to new highs, before entering a lengthy Wave IV consolidation 
characterized by a flat correction. Finally, there is wave V, i.e., the 
current status of the market, which is usually a final price surge. After 
breaking out of the upper boundary of the Wave 3–4, Gert Lagen explains that 
Ethereum is about completing subwave a of wave V following its most recent 
price gains. Therefore, investors should expect a brief pullback to retest the 
breakout zone, which would complete subwave ‘b’. After that, a blow-off rally 
forming subwave ‘c’ is on the cards, i.e., a price move that could push 
Ethereum to the $10,000 mark based on a broader Elliott wave analysis on the 
Ethereum bull market stretching from 2019 to date. Related Reading: Bitcoin 
Climbs, But NVT Indicator Sends a Surprising Signal Ethereum Price Overview At 
press time, Ethereum is trading at $3,657, posting gains of 1.79% over the 
past 24 hours and 21.8% over the last seven days. However, daily trading 
volume has dropped by 46.03%, signaling a potential weakening in the bullish 
momentum behind the current price surge. Following its most recent gain, the 
altcoin continues to retain its position as the second-largest cryptocurrency 
with a market cap of $441.14 billion and 11.1% market share. Featured image 
from Pexels, chart from Tradingview