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Story: BTC Tests $82K After $135M Liquidation Wipes Leveraged Traders

By Julie Binoche

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$135 Million in Forced Exits. The rally wasn't kind to everyone. Around $135 million in leveraged crypto positions got…

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What Resistance Looks Like Now. Bitcoin spent most of Monday testing that $82,000 zone.

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Bitcoin's holding above $81,500 this Monday. That's after a late-Sunday push to $82,458 caught a lot of short positions off guard.

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The price action came fast. Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 level over the weekend and didn't look back.

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The volatility didn't surprise anyone who's been around crypto for more than a week. But the scale of the liquidations shows just how many people were positioned wrong.

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Bitcoin spent most of Monday testing that $82,000 zone. It touched it a few times but couldn't break through cleanly. Resistance at this level isn't new—it's been a ceiling before.

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The $80,500 level matters too. That's basically become the new floor after the weekend rally. If Bitcoin holds above it, the bullish case stays intact.

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Market participants are eyeing the charts hard. Some see this as consolidation before another leg up.

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The broader market rally helped Bitcoin's case. Several other cryptocurrencies saw upward momentum over the weekend too, which suggests this wasn't just a Bitcoin-specific pump.

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Read also: BTC Holds $80K as Traders Eye $85K Breakout Despite Liquidity Grabs

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But the liquidations tell a different story. When $135 million in positions get wiped out, that's forced buying and selling—not organic demand.

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Traders using leverage got hammered. That's the risk you take when you borrow to amplify your position.

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The current price behavior could set the tone for the next few days. If Bitcoin breaks $82,000 convincingly, the next resistance sits somewhere around $84,000 or $85,000.

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Some analysts think the weekend rally was just a relief bounce after weeks of decline. Others see it as the start of a new uptrend.

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The volatility isn't going anywhere. Bitcoin's 30-day realized volatility sits well above its yearly average, which means big moves in either direction remain possible.

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