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Bitcoin has completely stabilized its position. As of May 2nd, the price firmly remains above $78,000, with mainstream platform quotes locked in the $78,000-$78,800 range, marking a wave of unexpectedly strong recovery rally.
Looking back at the past week’s trend, BTC completed a typical “bottom exploration - surge - pullback - stabilization and recovery” pattern: a rapid rebound from the low of $74,000, briefly surging to $79,500, hitting a ten-week high, then encountering strong selling pressure that pulled back to the key support at $76,000, ultimately relying on the 100-day EMA support to recover most of the decline. On May 1st, it surged 2.52% in a single day, with short-term buying power returning strongly, completely reversing the weak pattern before the holiday.
But all traders must be alert to a deadly hidden risk: the current 24-hour cross-exchange trading volume has fallen below $8 billion, hitting a new low since October 2023. In a market with extremely reduced volume, it may seem calm on the surface, but liquidity is extremely thin. Any slight capital movement can trigger sharp rises or falls, greatly amplifying short-term volatility risks.
1. Core battle between bulls and bears: two cost lines locking the fluctuation range
The current tug-of-war in BTC essentially reflects the market-wide chip cost battle, with two core cost lines directly defining the short-term upward and downward boundaries: Short-term selling pressure peak: $78,900 (cost line for STH holders). Currently, the price is slightly below this level, and retail investors and short-term funds that entered in recent months are generally at a floating loss. Once the price rebounds to $78,900, a large volume of stop-loss selling pressure will flood out, making it the most difficult short-term resistance level to break through.
Balance line: $78,000 (market’s true average price TMM). This is the real cost center of all market positions. All recent oscillations, tug-of-war, and price fluctuations revolve around this level. Holding above it indicates a bias toward the bullish side, while falling below it signals a return to weakness.
Double-layer support + massive options settlement determine short-term direction
Support levels below the market are layered to provide a safety net, while derivatives settlement pressure hides potential short-term turning points:
Strong short-term support: $75,000-$76,000. This is the dynamic support at the 100-day moving average, also a recent dense zone of chip accumulation, serving as the defensive bottom line for short-term holdings and the core basis for this rebound.
Ultimate defense zone: $65,000-$70,000. If short-term support fails, this zone is recognized by institutional funds as a strong holding fortress and a key line of defense in the medium- to long-term bull market structure, with a high tolerance for errors.
More critically, on May 2nd, a major options settlement occurred: 23,000 BTC options contracts on Deribit expired, with a notional value of up to $1.74 billion. The put-call ratio for this settlement was 1.10, indicating market bearish sentiment, with the maximum pain point locked at $76,000. The price at settlement is highly likely to gravitate toward this level, and short-term volatility and shakeouts are inevitable.
Macro easing, tight market, the core truth behind market divergence
The core driver of this BTC rebound comes from macro liquidity recovery: the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates, a weakening dollar index, easing inflation concerns, and continued strength in US tech stocks, boosting market risk appetite. Coupled with a net inflow of $1.97 billion into ETFs in April, with nine consecutive days of capital accumulation, providing a solid bottom support for the rally. However, selling pressure has been brewing beneath the surface, and upward momentum remains limited: since April 15, over 150k BTC have been transferred from holders to exchanges, with massive sell orders accumulated in the $76,700-$79,300 range; the cost basis of 475k BTC holdings is concentrated between $77,800 and $80,880, with investors generally on the brink of breakeven, and any slight rebound could trigger profit-taking sell-offs.
Hidden market concerns: while short-term capital inflows in April looked impressive, ETF net outflows since the beginning of the year have totaled $4.5 billion, with recent outflows of $390 million, indicating that the overall capital pattern has not been fully reversed.
Future turning point forecast: strategic positive factors are brewing, and the window for a trend reversal is opening. Amid short-term volatility, top-tier long-term positive factors are quietly taking shape, potentially rewriting BTC’s supply-demand landscape: the US has classified Bitcoin as a national security asset, highlighting its geopolitical strategic value. The White House has issued clear signals, and major announcements regarding US strategic Bitcoin reserves may be imminent. Currently, the US Treasury holds 328k BTC in permanent lockup, and if a subsequent bill to increase holdings by 1 million BTC is enacted, it will significantly impact the market.