Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $83,500 zone. BTC is now consolidating gains and might attempt to clear the $85,500 resistance.

• Bitcoin started a fresh increase above the $83,500 zone.
• The price is trading above $83,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.
• There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $84,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
• The pair could start another increase if it clears the $85,500 zone.

Bitcoin Price Eyes More Gains

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $82,500 zone. BTC formed a base and gained pace for a move above the $83,000 and $83,500 resistance levels.

The bulls pumped the price above the $84,500 resistance. A high was formed at $85,850 and the price recently started a downside correction. There was a move below the $84,000 support. The price dipped below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $78,600 swing low to the $85,850 high.

However, the bulls were active near the $83,000 zone and the price recovered losses. Bitcoin price is now trading above $83,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is also a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $84,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.

On the upside, immediate resistance is near the $85,000 level. The first key resistance is near the $85,500 level. The next key resistance could be $86,200. A close above the $86,200 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $87,500 resistance level. Any more gains might send the price toward the $88,000 level.

Another Rejection In BTC?

If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $85,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support on the downside is near the $84,200 level and the trend line. The first major support is near the $83,200 level.

The next support is now near the $82,200 zone and the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $78,600 swing low to the $85,850 high. Any more losses might send the price toward the $81,500 support in the near term. The main support sits at $80,800.

Technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level.

Major Support Levels – $84,200, followed by $83,500.

Major Resistance Levels – $85,500 and $85,850.

A closely followed trader believes that the layer-1 protocol Solana (SOL) may have just flashed a strong bullish reversal signal.

Pseudonymous trader Inmortal tells his 231,500 followers on the social media platform X that Solana appears to have set a massive bear trap earlier this month when the price of SOL briefly dropped below $100.

A bear trap is a false signal that makes it appear that the price of an asset is heading to much lower levels, but instead, the price abruptly reverses and rallies, leaving short-sellers trapped.

Says Inmortal,

“That weekly candle is maybe the biggest bear trap I’ve ever seen, SOL.”

The analyst now believes that SOL is setting the stage for strong rallies en route to a new all-time high of $340 by December 2025.

“In retrospect, it will be so obvious, SOL.”

At time of writing, Solana is trading for $128.19, down over 3% on the day.

Looking at Bitcoin, Inmortal thinks that BTC will trade between $74,000 and $95,000 in the coming months before sparking a breakout rally toward the end of the year.

“Expecting something like this:

> Bounce to $90,000
> More chop/ranging ($67,000 maybe)
> Uptrend in the second half of this year

Maybe not in this exact order.

BTC.” 

Based on the trader’s chart, he appears to suggest that Bitcoin will soar close to $130,000 by the end of 2025. At time of writing, Bitcoin is worth $84,943.

Turning to the memecoin Floki (FLOKI), Inmortal thinks the altcoin is at a price level where it can potentially carve a major cycle bottom.

“Accumulating more FLOKI at these levels.

RSI (relative strength index) is at the same levels it was 700 days ago, and price at pre-bullrun levels.”

The RSI is a momentum indicator that can help traders spot levels where an asset is oversold or overbought. At time of writing, FLOKI is worth $0.000057.

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Bitcoin (BTC) drifted ever so gently upwards Monday as the broader market adjusts favorably to trade-related news.

The largest cryptocurrency was up 1.6% in the last 24 hours and is now trading just shy of $85,000. Ether (ETH), meanwhile, rose 2.7% in the same period of time to $1,630. The broad-market CoinDesk 20 Index — consisted of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization except for stablecoins, memecoins and exchange coins — advanced 1.2%, led by gains in SOL and AVAX.

After a couple of wild weeks, the stock market also edged higher today, the Nasdaq closing with a 0.6% gain and the S&P 500 rising 0.8%. Strategy (MSTR) and MARA Holdings (MARA), led among crypto stocks with roughly 3% gains.

The modest rally came as Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signalling that a return of the original punitive Trump tariffs would trigger the need for sizable “bad news” rate cuts.

“[Tariff] effects on output and employment could be longer-lasting and an important factor in determining the appropriate stance of monetary policy,” said Waller in a speech. “If the slowdown is significant and even threatens a recession, then I would expect to favor cutting the FOMC’s policy rate sooner, and to a greater extent than I had previously thought.”

Further easing concerns was the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, confirming to hold off on retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods worth €21 billion until July 14 to “allow space for negotiations.”

Odds that the U.S. and EU will reach a trade agreement to avoid tariffs rose to 65% on blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly stated that a deal was in the works.

Bitcoin fundamentals recovering

Bitcoin’s relief rally from last week’s tariff turmoil stalled out around the $85,000 resistance level, but the network’s improving fundamentals spur hopes for a breakout, crypto analytics firm SwissBlock Technologies noted.

“Since March, we’ve seen a consistent inflow of new participants,” Swissblock analysts wrote in a Telegram broadcast. “Liquidity is stabilizing, no more erratic swings from early 2025.”

“Once the liquidity gauge holds above the 50 line, short-term price action tends to follow with strength,” Swissblock analysts said. “With network growth aligning, key levels aren’t just being revisited, they’re being accumulated.”

“This is the kind of structural support that underpins sustainable rallies,” they concluded.