On November 13th, Bitcoin (BTC) was struggling to maintain its position at the top of its range after a brief spike above $90,000 marked a new all-time high.
A New Record High and Volatility Remain High
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed a new record Bitcoin price of $90,240 on Bitstamp into the latest daily close. After multiple attempts to crack the $90,000 level, bulls ultimately succeeded – but only briefly. The psychological significance of a round number combined with heavy sell-side liquidity and a market that some said was already overstretched contributed to the volatility.
"BTC Needs to Slow Down the Pace…"
According to Keith Alan, co-founder of trading resource Material Indicators, "BTC needs to slow down the pace and build some structural support in the new range." He noted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 12th:
"’$80M in BTC ask liquidity stacked at $90k, and a $177M sell wall at $100k ‘should’ pump the brakes.’"
Liquidity Heatmap Shows Continued Thinning
Data from monitoring resource CoinGlass showed that liquidity at $90,000 continued to thicken as the price lingered around 2% lower. Material Indicators flagged a signal from one of its proprietary trading tools:
"Trend Precognition is flashing a new [down] signal on the $BTC Daily chart… It’s signaling that price isn’t likely to make a new ATH over the next 24 hrs, however, proceed with caution as periods of euphoria could push price back up and invalidate this signal before it prints at the close."
Market Participants See Rangebound Behavior Taking Over
Cautious market participants see rangebound behavior taking over before any potential upside continuation. Among them was trader Credible Crypto, who previously posted strong reactions on social media by predicting a BTC price crash to $50,000 or lower.
"While I still don’t believe this is the impulsive move that most believe it is- $BTC has gone quite a bit higher than expected which changes things a bit on my end from a trading perspective," he said in his latest dedicated X post on Bitcoin. "Really only two ways about this atm: 1. This is a massive bull trap 2. We keep going up In either scenario I would expect to see a few weeks of chop between 70-90k."
Bullish Perspectives Call for Cooling-Off
Even the more bullish BTC price perspectives now call for some cooling-off – though an attack on six figures is on the radar.
Liquidity Trends and Fibonacci Extension Levels
Statistician Willy Woo, creator of Bitcoin data platform Woobull, tied performance to liquidity trends and Fibonacci extension levels in an explanatory X post:
"In these situations we have 2 guides to find new resistances. Fibonacci bands, using magic numbers seen in nature, and real liquidation levels of market positions… 88-91k was the first target. We hit it. Consolidation should happen here. This is both from local fib levels and liquidation levels where most of the shorts have been taken out, it’s the end of compulsory buying from short sellers getting culled."
The Next Make-or-Break Zone
Woo highlights $102,000 Fibonacci line: "102k is the next macro fib, using last cycle high and this cycle low." He added that the area just above $100,000 would be the next make-or-break BTC price zone.
"Let’s see where new liquidations cluster around, but for now, that’s our next target based on fibs."
Disclaimer
This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.
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