Bitcoin is broadly showing a choppy downward trend, retreating under pressure from the high around 84120 early today. During the choppy decline, it gradually broke below the short-term moving averages and support at round-number levels, reaching a low around 81520. It is currently trading around 81881. Ethereum’s movement is highly correlated with Bitcoin’s, likewise beginning a downward move from the high around 2540 and falling to around 2470, maintaining a weak, follow-the-decline pattern throughout, with the market’s correlation clearly evident.
The daily downtrend channel continues to expand in an orderly manner. After a short-term weak rebound and a full bull-trap top formation, the market has successfully shifted into a steady choppy downward rhythm. Bearish momentum is being released progressively, driving the moving-average system into a synchronized, resonant downward-pressure pattern. After the MACD fast and slow lines formed a death cross, they have continued to diverge downward, while the green momentum bars have steadily expanded. The TRIX trend indicator confirms the bearish direction. This pattern indicates that the market trend has clearly returned to bearish control, and that the downtrend has strong persistence and structural stability.
The four-hour trend continues to maintain a weak downward tone. Price has remained under pressure below the short-term moving averages, displaying the technical characteristics of a one-sided, weak trend and further strengthening the foundation for the daily bearish trend. The current market rhythm shows that bearish forces are still accumulating. The short-term rebounds during this period are not signals of a trend reversal, but typical corrective moves to build momentum, with the core purpose of accumulating energy for a further decline. Today’s strategy remains centered on opening short positions on rebounds.
Specific trading recommendations: Monitor the pressure around the 82300-82800 range, as well as at the key levels of 83750, 84600, and 85450. If price reaches these levels and encounters pressure with a rejection wick, or fails to break through, consider opening short positions at elevated levels, targeting the key support levels of 82000, 80800, 80000, 79300, 78600, and 77500