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Bitcoin Tests Key Moving Averages as Analysts Monitor Potential Trend Reversal
Technical analysts point to Bitcoin's 50-week moving average near $82,000 as the pivotal threshold required to validate an ongoing bullish cycle.
Bitcoin climbed back above $80,000 following a recovery driven by short liquidations and strong spot exchange-traded fund inflows, including $433 million on September 18. Despite the rebound, an analysis by TradingShot indicates the asset is confronting heavy resistance formed by its 1-day 20-period and 50-week moving averages, a technical barrier that has capped price action for three consecutive weeks.
The technical outlook notes structural similarities between current chart patterns and the rounded-top formations that preceded substantial corrections in January and May 2026. Momentum indicators also display caution, with the 1-day MACD recording a bearish crossover even as the commodity channel index recovered from oversold levels below -100.
According to the analysis, securing a weekly close above the 50-week moving average in the $82,000 to $83,000 range is necessary to confirm a sustained bull market. Conversely, failure to clear this resistance could expose Bitcoin to a pullback toward the $61,500 level, aligned with the 200-week and 250-week moving averages.
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