#Gate广场五月交易分享 Bitcoin surpasses $80k: What’s next for the second half of 2026? Breaking a three-month trading range curse, returning to $80k— is this just the beginning of the story?

Currently, top Wall Street institutions have given remarkably consistent optimistic forecasts for the second half of 2026. Although the market may still experience volatility in the short term, most institutions believe that Q3 and Q4 will see multiple positive catalysts resonating together.
Standard Chartered predicts that with further institutional capital entering in the third quarter and ETF fund flows accelerating again, Bitcoin is expected to surge to $100k to $150k by the end of the year. Bernstein firmly believes that the continued involvement of institutional capital will extend this bull market cycle and set a target price of $150k for the year.
JPMorgan, based on a volatility-adjusted model comparing Bitcoin and gold, even projected a long-term fair value of $170k. It’s clear that the major players’ focus has long shifted beyond short-term price fluctuations to the trillion-dollar incremental market that Bitcoin can unlock once it fully integrates into the global mainstream financial system.
Regaining $80k is an important signal of the return of bullish momentum. After breaking through a key resistance level, there may be some profit-taking from early investors in the short term, and the battle between bulls and bears will intensify. The next market focus is to observe whether Bitcoin can remain firmly above $80,000 in the coming trading days, turning this “strong resistance” into a “solid support zone.”