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March 18, 2025 by Arslan Tabish
- Bitcoin remains range-bound between $80,000 and $90,000, with no clear breakout in sight.
- $85,300 resistance holds firm, making another downside move likely unless BTC breaks above it.
- Investors await a decisive move, while traders navigate uncertainty in Bitcoin’s sideways market.
Bitcoin (BTC) is still ranging between $80,000 and $90,000 but has remained more or less stable over the past couple of days. According to market analysts, it will be prudent to await the breakout as there are bulls as well as bears in the market.
Bitcoin Awaits Clear Breakout
In an X post on Tuesday, Daan Crypto Trades noted that the BTC price still remains confused in daily price action. He added that a confirmation for many investors to rebalance and increase risk exposure will come only if BTC is to reclaim the $90,000 level. For now, the traders should await the formation of a local upturn, which should be marked by higher tops and bottoms.
$BTC Still chopping around between ~$80K-$90K.
The confirmation for many to re-allocate and add on risk will be the retake of that previous range at $90K.
Until then we should be on the look out for a local trend reversal (higher highs & higher lows).
We got a decent start but… pic.twitter.com/FweW5QTPBl
After a while of attempting to go up, Bitcoin has fallen short of the $84,000 mark numerous times. Daan Crypto Trades argues that this has been a level that has been stubborn in preventing the bulls from pushing up the Bitcoin price, which results in consolidation. He concluded that unless the price goes beyond $90,000, it is surrounded by sideways movement.
More Crypto Online also noted that Bitcoin price moves that seem corrective do not form a strong basis to conclude a bear market, but the bidirectional rallies remain capped at key levels. He explained that $85,300 is still the resistance level, and until Bitcoin is able to hold and move beyond it, another reversal down is the more probable turn of events.
$BTC: Bitcoin remains stuck in a range. Drops look corrective, but rallies keep failing at resistance. As long as $85,300 holds as a ceiling, another low remains the likely path. A break above could shift momentum, but for now, the market isn’t making it easy.#Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/MYDZVAShvL
— More Crypto Online (@Morecryptoonl) March 17, 2025Key Levels Define Momentum
A breach above this level will likely change the market premise in favour of the bulls to the upside, targeting $87,550. However, persistent failures offer an attitude of increased concern from the investors, making it hard for Bitcoin to set a direction. At the moment, no strong signals towards a breakout or breakdown are seen, and this has made it difficult for the traders with the prevailing current market conditions. As of press time, BTC is trading at $83,368, showing a 0.20% decline over the past day.
Source: TradingView
However, short-term traders are likely optimistic of potential fluctuations in the Bitcoin price, while long-term investors believe more in, its general trend. Most of the market players are now focused on important levels and fundamental factors, expecting a signal for the further direction of the BTC price.
At the moment, the Bitcoin price is still bounded between the support and the resistance levels, with no side dominating as of now. Until BTC gets out of this range, bulls and bears must keep their patience, and their risk management should be on point given the volatile market.