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Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading in a critical support zone between $60,000 and $62,000, as the cryptocurrency market undergoes a strong correction phase and selling pressure that has cost the coin a large part of its previous gains.
Current Bitcoin market situation
Current price: The price is oscillating around $61,000, after falling below the $60,000 level in the past hours to record its lowest level since the last quarter of 2024, before rebounding slightly upward.
Decline from the peak: Bitcoin is currently trading at an estimated decline of about 50% from the all-time high recorded last October when it touched $126,000.
Recent performance: The coin has lost more than 19% of its value over the past month due to the successive downward wave.
Main reasons for market pressure and price decline
Liquidation and ETFs: Investors continue to withdraw huge financial flows from Bitcoin spot ETFs, reflecting weak institutional investment appetite.
Interest rate and monetary policy concerns: Growing concern in global markets about persistently high interest rates for longer.
Psychological pressure and unrealized losses: Data indicates that millions of investors who bought at high prices are now incurring unrealized losses, pushing the market into a phase of "extreme fear" that slows down new purchases.
Technical outlook and support and resistance levels
First major support level ($60,000 - $63,000): Analysts describe this range as the largest concentration of trading volumes on the network, and stability above it is necessary to restore confidence.
Second pivotal support level ($53,600): In case the $60,000 barrier is broken and the decline continues, the market looks to the $53,600 level as a potential bottom to determine the end of the correction.
Recovery condition: Resuming the uptrend requires Bitcoin to successfully close stable and firmly above the $63,000 barrier to open the door to higher levels.