{"id":9098,"date":"2025-12-29T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/bitcoin-price-advances-cautiously-bulls-probe-for-upside-control\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:00:21","slug":"bitcoin-price-advances-cautiously-bulls-probe-for-upside-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/bitcoin-price-advances-cautiously-bulls-probe-for-upside-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Advances Cautiously, Bulls Probe for Upside Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Bitcoin price found support and started a recovery wave above $88,000. BTC is now rising and might attempt to surpass the $89,000 resistance.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitcoin started a recovery wave above the $88,000 zone.<\/li>\n<li>The price is trading above $88,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.<\/li>\n<li>There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $88,750 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<\/li>\n<li>The pair might continue to move up if it trades above the $89,500 zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bitcoin Price Faces Resistance<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin price managed to stay in a positive zone above $85,500 and started a recovery wave. BTC gained pace for a move above the $87,000 and $87,200 levels.<\/p>\n<p>The price climbed above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $89,484 swing high to the $86,611 low. The bulls even pushed the price above $88,000. Bitcoin is now trading above $88,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.<\/p>\n<p>If the price remains stable above $88,000, it could attempt a fresh recovery wave. Immediate resistance is near the $88,750 level and the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $89,484 swing high to the $86,611 low. Besides, there is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $88,750 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-870623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitcoin_e910bb.png?resize=1024%2C468\" alt=\"Bitcoin Price\" width=\"1024\" height=\"468\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first key resistance is near the $89,500 level. The next resistance could be $89,800. A close above the $89,800 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $90,200 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $90,500 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $91,500 and $92,000.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Decline In BTC?<\/h2>\n<p>If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $89,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $88,000 level. The first major support is near the $87,250 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next support is now near the $86,500 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $85,500 support in the near term. The main support sits at $84,500, below which BTC might accelerate lower in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now above the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $88,000, followed by $87,250.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $88,750 and $89,500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price found support and started a recovery wave above $88,000. BTC is now rising and might attempt to surpass the $89,000 resistance. Bitcoin started a recovery wave above the $88,000 zone. The price is trading above $88,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. 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