{"id":34218,"date":"2024-12-30T16:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=34218"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:35:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T11:35:43","slug":"bitcoin-at-a-critical-juncture-developments-to-watch-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-at-a-critical-juncture-developments-to-watch-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin at a Critical Juncture: Developments to Watch This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-may-reach-150k-or-400k-in-2025\/\"><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <\/a>struggles to hold monthly support, but key metrics offer hope for <strong>bulls<\/strong>, suggesting potential for a rebound.<\/p>\n<p>As <strong>2024<\/strong> draws to a close, <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> is trading in a critical price range, with monthly support levels under pressure and signs of short-term volatility emerging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysts<\/strong> predict a potential pullback to $90,000, with a deeper correction possible in <strong>2025<\/strong>. The transformation of old support levels into new resistance reinforces the confirmation of a technical downturn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34219 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc1.webp\" alt=\"btc1\" width=\"1607\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc1.webp 1607w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc1-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc1-1024x541.webp 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc1-768x406.webp 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc1-1536x811.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1607px) 100vw, 1607px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BTC\/USD Daily Chart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On the macroeconomic front, while<strong> U.S. unemployment data<\/strong> takes center stage, <strong>stagflation<\/strong> concerns are threatening risk assets.<\/p>\n<p>Rising inflation and increasing unemployment risks are causing investors to worry about a scenario similar to the 1970s. The <strong>Federal Reserve&#8217;s<\/strong> uncertain stance on interest rates further reinforces this outlook.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34220 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc2.webp\" alt=\"btc2\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc2.webp 1800w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc2-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Bitcoin Bull Market Correction Drawdowns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite low market volume, active whale purchases are fueling optimism for positive price movement. <strong>Binance&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>stablecoin reserves<\/strong> stand at $29.7 billion, maintaining market confidence. However, <strong>stablecoins<\/strong> alone are not expected to drive price increases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In November, <strong>CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju<\/strong> stated that high reserves alone wouldn&#8217;t cause a <strong>BTC<\/strong> price surge. Referring to the <strong>BTC-stablecoin<\/strong> reserve ratio metric, he told his X followers, &#8220;Stablecoins alone cannot provide enough buy-side liquidity for Bitcoin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc3.png\" alt=\"btc3\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc3.png 4000w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/btc3-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><strong>Binance ERC-20 Stablecoin Reserves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Short-term investor profitability is at a critical turning point, with signs of seller exhaustion. Despite declining retail interest towards the end of the year, whales&#8217; accumulation trend increases the likelihood of an unexpected price surge.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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As 2024 draws to a close, Bitcoin is trading in a critical price range, with monthly support levels under pressure and signs of short-term volatility emerging. Analysts predict a potential pullback to $90,000, with a deeper correction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":34224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10,657,2],"tags":[3327,9431,10589,10592,61,60,10595,1589,10594,3752,10593,1151,10591,10590],"class_list":["post-34218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-economy-news","category-en","category-news","tag-3327","tag-9431","tag-analysts","tag-binances","tag-bitcoin","tag-btc","tag-btc-stablecoin","tag-bull","tag-cryptoquant-ceo-ki-young-ju","tag-federal-reserve","tag-stablecoin-reserves","tag-stablecoins","tag-stagflation","tag-u-s-unemployment-data"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin at a Critical Juncture: Developments to Watch This Week - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-at-a-critical-juncture-developments-to-watch-this-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin at a Critical Juncture: Developments to Watch This Week - Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bitcoin struggles to hold monthly support, but key metrics offer hope for bulls, suggesting potential for a rebound. 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