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Story: Bitcoin Dip Looks Routine Before FOMC — $120K Break Could Open Path to $143K, Analysts Say

By Evie Vavasseur

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Bitcoin Holds Key Support Above $112K. After briefly climbing toward $116,094, Bitcoin’s momentum faded, bringing prices back toward the…

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Analysts See $120K as the Gateway to a Larger Rally. Market analyst Ali Martinez believes that Bitcoin’s next decisive move depends on how it reacts…

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Routine Pullback Before FOMC, Not a Trend Reversal. Crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe offered a more short-term technical outlook, describing the…

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On-Chain Data Shows Strong Support Around $111K. Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode provided additional context to this technical setup by…

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Market Awaits FOMC Outcome. All eyes are now on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting, set to conclude later today, with…

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Outlook: Range-Bound Now, Bullish Potential Ahead. For now, Bitcoin remains in a consolidation phase between $111K and $117K, with technical…

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Bitcoin (BTC) is trading steadily above $112,000 as analysts describe the recent price drop as a standard pullback ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

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Analysts note that this type of movement is typical in the days leading up to major macroeconomic events like the FOMC meeting, where U.S.

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He bases this prediction on a long-term on-chain pricing model that uses historical averages to identify key “bands” — price regions where Bitcoin tends to consolidate before…

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“Once Bitcoin breaks above $120,000, the path toward $143,000 looks much clearer,” Martinez explained.

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This perspective is shared by several other traders who point out that Bitcoin has repeatedly used these kinds of mid-range consolidations as launchpads in previous bull cycles.

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Crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe offered a more short-term technical outlook, describing the recent dip as a “routine retest” of support rather than a sign of weakness.

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“The recent pullback doesn’t look like a trend reversal,” van de Poppe said. “As long as Bitcoin holds $112,000, the structure remains bullish, and we can expect a retest of…

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His technical chart identifies two clear zones: a support floor near $112K and a resistance ceiling around $115.6K–$116.2K.

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Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode provided additional context to this technical setup by analyzing Bitcoin’s cost-basis distribution — a measure of where most current holders…

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