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BTC 30m | Liquidity Sweep or Deeper Pullback?BTC is compressing inside a short-term range after the sharp move lower. 🔴 84,765 — Liquidity 🟡 84.4K–84.55K — FVG / reaction area 🟢 83,468 — Bulls Offence #1 🟢 82,808 — Bulls Defence #2 🟢 81.3K–81.8K — Major Demand 🎯 87,240 — Buy-Side Liquidity Price is currently sitting below the 84.76K liquidity pool, while the short-term structure continues to compress. Bullish scenario: Reclaim and hold the FVG → break 84.76K → upside liquidity becomes the next major objective. Bearish scenario: Rejecti

BTC 15m — Long Entry Ladder BTC is currently around 84,595, holding above the key 84,442 breakout level after a controlled pullback. Levels I'm watching: 🟢 84,442 — Breakout Entry / Retest 🟢 84,315 — Shallow Pullback Entry 🟢 84,145 — Deeper Retracement Entry 🟢 83,606 — Major Deeper Support 🔴 83,280 — Thesis Invalidation ⛔ 82,808 — Emergency Structural Stop 🎯 87,246 — Sell-Side Liquidity What the chart is showing The breakout was followed by a sequence of pullbacks, but price has continued to respect the predefined entry

BTC Swing #02: Pullback Long at $79.7K Entry: $79,704 Stop loss: $78,475 Take profit: $83,464 Looking for the $79.7K area to hold as support following the breakout, with a potential move back toward the recent highs. The setup is invalidated if price hits the stop.

by marssmarsshan

How I did a 1-week swing trade on BTC after a clear bullish flag After a 1-year downtrend on BTC, it finally broke out of a long-term descending trendline - this can be seen in a weekly chart if you zoom out. BTC clearly started trending sideways like a bullish flag, which made me accumulate coins between Sep 8 and 17. I targeted my favourite coins at the moment personally - BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, AVAX and QNT. My target of at least a 5% increase was achieved for all my trades. In case you want to go deeper into technical analysis and my thought process:

by AdverseTrader

BTC/USDC 2H: Liquidity Sweep & Potential Retracement Into Demand Market structure: BTC is currently trading around 79,643 after a strong impulsive move into the 81,000–82,000 area. The chart shows multiple liquidity sweeps (LQ sweeps) followed by rejection, suggesting that price may seek lower liquidity before another directional move. 🔎 Key Levels Resistance / Supply: 81,000 – 82,000 Current price: ~79,643 Near-term demand: 77,300 – 78,000 1H Order Block: around 76,000 – 76,400 Major demand: 74,500 – 75,500 BSL: Above the recent highs / liquidity pools 📉 Po

by Trade_Strategies

The New Money Curriculum: Students want crypto taught in college Nine in ten college students said their school should teach crypto and blockchain. Most schools don't. New OKX research found 90% of students and 87% of parents believed colleges should cover crypto and blockchain in financial education. This was not a soft preference: 27% of students and 32% of parents said it should be a requirement , not an elective. The supply side has not caught up. A 2025 study in the Information Systems Education Journal reviewed 533 U.S. universities with AACSB-accr

BTCUSD — 30M Market Analysis Bitcoin is currently trading around the 77,600 area after a strong bearish displacement from the upper range. The broader structure shows that price previously respected a rising parallel channel, but the recent rejection from the upper supply area shifted short-term momentum to the downside. 🔍 Market Structure The chart highlights a clear liquidity sweep into the 81,000 area, followed by a strong rejection. After that move, price broke lower and is now consolidating inside a small symmetrical

by Trade_Strategies

BTCUSDC 30M: Bullish Structure, FVG & Order Block Setup Market Structure BTCUSDC is showing a bullish market structure, supported by multiple Breaks of Structure (BOS) 📈 and a clear sequence of higher highs and higher lows. The broader structure remains constructive while price holds above key support and demand areas. 📈 Current Price Action After a strong impulsive move higher, price is experiencing a short-term retracement 🔄. The marked scenario suggests that price may revisit the nearby imbalance and Order Block before a potential continuation.

by Trade_Strategies

BTCUSD Perpetual — Key HTF Zones & Market Structure BTC remains within a broader bearish market structure after rejecting from the higher-timeframe supply area. The recent move from the 1W demand zone around 60K–64K shows a strong liquidity reaction, pushing price back toward the 80.7K–84.5K resistance zone. 📊 Key levels to watch: 🔴 Resistance Zone: 80,718 – 84,488 🔴 Selling Zone: 96,687 – 100,790 🔴 1D Supply Zone: 120,862 – 126,517 🔵 1W Demand Zone: Around 60,000 – 64,000 ⚠️ Price is currently approaching an important decision area. A confirm

by Trade_Strategies

BTC - LTF My next target is 74k. You can see the situation on the lower timeframes (LTF) for yourselves. Good luck trying to jump into this right now. It needs to retest the VAH first and then form a new LTF range; only then can you look for entry points. On the daily chart above, you can see the liquidity gap there.

by StockHunterSimon

Long trade 📘 BTCUSDC — POC / VALUE-AREA BUYSIDE READ Pair: BTCUSDC Direction: 🟢 Buyside Date: Wed 19th Aug 2026 Entry Time: 6:00 AM NY Time Execution TF: 15-minute Trade Type: Buyside POC reclaim / value-area expansion Trade Levels Entry: 64,335.0 Stop: 64,318.9 Risk: 0.025% Target: 65,023.2 Projected Gain: 1.070% RR: 42.75R 🧠 POC / Value Bias 🟢 Buyside BTC is building from a lower value-area base and has started reclaiming the developing profile rather than accepting below it. The long thesis is based

by davidjulien369

Long trade Pair: BTCUSDC Direction: 🟢 Buyside Date: Tue 18th Aug 2026 Entry Time: 3:00 AM NY Time Execution TF: 5-minute Trade Type: Buyside POC reclaim / value-area continuation Trade Levels Entry: 64,134.3 Stop: 64,033.9 Risk: 0.157% Target: 64,496.1 Projected Gain: 0.564% RR: 3.9R 🧠 SNAP Bias 🟢 Buyside BTC is holding above the lower developing value area after recovering from the earlier downside rotation. The long thesis is based on price defending the 64,033–64,134 lower reference zone, reclaiming

by davidjulien369

BTC/USDC 1H — Supply Reaction & Key Flip Zone 📊 Market: BTC/USDC Perpetual ⏱️ Timeframe: 1H 🔴 Supply Structure Bitcoin has rallied strongly from the lower 1H FVG + OB and reclaimed the 63.50K–63.65K support/flip zone. Price is now approaching the 64.45K–64.85K 1H supply zone, where previous selling pressure was present. The reaction from this area is therefore important for determining the next short-term structure. 📉 Bearish Scenario If price continues to reject the 1H supply and develops a bearish structure shift, attention could ret

by Trade_Strategies

BTC/USDC — 30M Market Structure BTC is currently showing a bearish intraday structure after several breaks of structure (BOS) to the downside. Price has recently formed a short-term consolidation near the lower end of the range. 🔴 Key Supply / FVG Areas 63,200–63,400: First reaction zone 63,700–63,950: Secondary supply/FVG zone 64,100–64,450: Major 30M FVG + OB area The marked LQ sweep above the previous high adds context to the bearish structure, while the repeated downside BOS suggests sellers remain active. 🔎 Scenario t

by Trade_Strategies

BTC/USDC — 4H Market Structure Bitcoin is currently trading between two clearly defined 4H reaction zones. 🔵 Major Support: 62,200–62,700 This area has acted as a repeated demand zone. A sustained hold could allow price to recover toward 64,500 and potentially retest the 65,200–65,500 resistance zone. 🔴 Major Resistance: 65,200–65,500 This remains the key supply area on the chart. A rejection from this zone could bring price back toward the mid-range and support. ⚠️ Bearish Scenario: If BTC gets a decisive 4H close below t

by Trade_Strategies

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Liquidity games Chopping until final capitulation? Might be. Just guessing games. Waiting for Daily PA to unfold during next 3 months! Under 60k is buy zone, big players should start accumulating. Squiggling to defeat boredom ;)

BTC/USDC — 1H Market Structure Analysis BTC/USDC is currently trading around 65,096 and remains within a clearly defined ascending structure on the 1H chart. Price has been forming higher highs and higher lows, suggesting short-term bullish momentum. 🔍 Key Technical Areas Ascending structure: Price is respecting the rising trend/channel from the early-August low. Liquidity / resistance: The 65,800–66,300 area is an important overhead zone where previous price activity and liquidity may become relevant. 1H FVG + OB: The marked 1H Fair

by Trade_Strategies

BTCUSDC 4H | Compression at Trendline – Breakout or Liquidity Price is currently testing a well-defined descending trendline while trading inside a broader range. The recent reaction suggests buyers are attempting to reclaim short-term momentum, but the market remains below higher-timeframe resistance. Market Structure Price is approaching the descending trendline that has rejected multiple rallies. Previous Daily High (PDH) sits overhead and acts as the first major resistance. The range lows have already experienced a liquidity sweep, which often precede

by Trade_Strategies

BTC30m | Bearish Divergence vs High-Confluence Demand. Who Wins?#BTC has entered a critical decision zone where multiple technical factors are converging. Momentum is weakening, but price is approaching an area where buyers have several reasons to defend. This isn't about predicting the next move—it's about letting the market reveal its intent. 📊 Confluence Zone 🟢 Minor Demand First area where buyers are expected to react. Holding this zone preserves the short-term bullish structure. 🟡 Fair Value Gap (FVG) A potential imbalance waiting to be mitigated. O

BTC 4H | Liquidity Pool in Sight. Will Buyers Push Into Supply?#BTC has successfully defended the Minor Demand zone, shifting short-term momentum back in favor of buyers. The next objective is clear. 📍 Liquidity Pool This area contains resting orders that often attract price before the market decides its next major move. 📊 Key Levels 🟢 Minor Demand Successfully defended by buyers. As long as price remains above this zone, the short-term structure stays constructive. 🟡 Liquidity Pool Immediate upside objective. Expect increased volatility as price appro

BTC traders are watching the WRONG levels.While retail chases candles, smart money watches liquidity. 📉 4h Trend: Bearish 📈 30m: Ascending Triangle 🎯 Liquidity above 64.5k 🎯 Major Supply: 64.5k - 66.3k The highest probability setup isn't predicting direction. It's waiting for price to reach key liquidity zones and letting the market show its hand. Remember: ❌ Impatience pays the market. ✅ Patience gets paid by the market. #BTC #Bitcoin

Why Most Traders Enter Too Late By the time social media gets excited, liquidity has usually been taken. #BTC just swept into a key liquidity zone and started pulling back. The lesson? Don't trade where everyone sees opportunity. Trade where risk is smallest. ✅ Liquidity above was targeted ✅ Reaction followed immediately ✅ Now the market reveals its true intention The chart speaks first. Most traders listen too late.