Bitcoin surged past $71,500 on Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a five-day pause on strikes against the Iranian energy sites. However, despite this sharp rebound, Bitcoin is having difficulty maintaining upward momentum, suggesting that sellers are still active.
Momentum lifted after Trump paused Iran strikes
Bitcoin surged past $71,500 on Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a five-day pause on strikes against Iranian energy sites, citing "productive talks" toward resolving hostilities. However, market sentiment turned cautious after Iran denied engaging in talks with the US.
For the rest of the week, Bitcoin’s main drivers will be geopolitical tensions, comments from Federal Reserve policymakers, and movements in the US dollar. Volatility is expected to remain elevated as geopolitical developments unfold, with markets assessing potential impacts on global trade and inflation.
Bitcoin Technical Forecast: Can the bulls sustain recovery?
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) price continues with intraday gains but seems limited in its attempts to move further higher. At the time of writing, Bitcoin trades above $71,000. Therefore, considering the strong upside rebound, there is a danger that if the $BTC fails to settle above $71,500/72,000, it should be used to book profit on long positions again. On the downside, the $70,000 area now seems to protect the immediate downside ahead of $69,000/68,800. Some follow-through selling might expose the $67,600/500 crucial trendline support. Failure to hold above this support and a break below liquidity lows will invalidate the bullish rebound and resume the downtrend.
Conversely, if Bitcoin’s recovery gains further momentum, the first resistance to watch is at $72,000, followed by $74,000–74,800. However, the cryptocurrency needs to break and settle above the $75,800/76,000 barrier for a strong upside move.
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