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Bitcoin is trading lower on the day after buyers failed to clear the $80,560–$82,833 swing area and the 38.2% retracement of the decline from the October 2025 high at $83,916, undoing the momentum built when price reclaimed its 100- and 200-day moving averages on August 19. A failed first retracement test typically caps the move as a corrective bounce rather than a trend reversal, which keeps high-beta crypto exposure — ETH, altcoins, and listed proxies such as COIN and MSTR — vulnerable to further downside if spot ETF flows stay soft. The read flips only on a daily close above $83,916; losing the 100- and 200-day moving averages again would confirm sellers have regained control.
As a Research signal, watch whether it changes price action, volatility, or flows around BTC.
Original Source: InvestingLive Crypto
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