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Story: Bitcoin Eyes $68K Breakout as CPI and FOMC Loom June 10–17

By Steven Anderson

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How CPI Moves Bitcoin Through the Fed's Dot Plot. The connection between inflation data and Bitcoin isn't random.

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Key Technical Levels Traders Are Watching. Bitcoin's chart has its own story to tell, separate from the macro.

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Bitcoin is coiling. Two economic events in the next ten days could send it sharply in either direction — and traders are watching every tick.

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The Consumer Price Index for May drops on June 10. The Federal Open Market Committee meets June 17. April's CPI already came in hot at 3.

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The connection between inflation data and Bitcoin isn't random. It runs through a pretty clear transmission mechanism.

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Three scenarios are on the table after the CPI print.

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If CPI comes in hot — above 3.6% — rate cuts in 2026 probably get ruled out entirely. The DXY could push toward 107. Bitcoin would face pressure around the mid-$60,000 range.

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If CPI lands between 3.3% and 3.6%, things stay murky. Bitcoin might hold steady, and the real decision point shifts to June 17 when the FOMC speaks.

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A cool print — below 3.0% — changes the picture fast. A reading that low would push the dot plot toward several rate cuts, drag the DXY down toward 99, and give Bitcoin real…

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Bitcoin's chart has its own story to tell, separate from the macro. The key resistance sits at $68,000. A daily close above that level could signal a genuine breakout.

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The short-term holder cost basis sits near $65,000. That's where the bullish and bearish cases basically intersect.

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Daily RSI is reading balanced — not overbought, not oversold. That's actually kind of consistent with what the broader positioning looks like.

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Bitcoin has been trading between lower highs and higher lows — a classic compression pattern that tends to resolve with a sharp move once a catalyst arrives.

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The sequence matters here. It's not just about the CPI number in isolation. Nonfarm Payrolls feeds the Fed's labor market read. CPI and PPI together paint the inflation picture.

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Broader financial markets are in the same boat. Inflation expectations, interest rate decisions, and asset valuations are tightly correlated right now.

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