The short-term call
Sykodelic's short is based on the weekly close, which came in weak. The target is $60,500, a level that sits just above the February low near $60,000. That February low is the key. Sykodelic views it as the macro bottom, which means the expected drop is a trap for bears. Once the price hits that zone, the reversal could be sharp, pushing above $67,000 and into the mid-$70,000s.
Other analysts see a completed correction
Not everyone is looking for a drop first. Analysts Ali Martinez, Michaël van de Poppe, and Merlijn The Trader point to signs that the correction is already done. They cite a monthly TD Sequential buy signal and a classic breakdown/reclaim pattern. That's a different read on the same tape — one that says the low is already in.
The quiet market
The quiet stretch is part of the setup. Crypto Patel notes the fund market premium index is holding around 0.14, a signal he calls quietly bullish. Meanwhile, price action has been choppy. Bitcoin slipped to $62,200 early last week, then pushed back to $65,000. A delay in the CLARITY Act in the Senate pulled it back, and a weak jobs report on Friday pushed it to $65,400 before it settled near $65,000. Bitcoin is still down close to 45% over the past year.
The next level to watch is $67,000. If Sykodelic's bear trap plays out, the drop to $60,500 comes first, then the reversal. If the other analysts are right, the correction is already over and the move up starts from here. Either way, the quiet stretch looks like it's about to end.
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