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Bitcoin Eyes $100,000 Reclaim as Whale Trades Raise Market Concerns

Bitcoin Eyes $100,000 Reclaim as Whale Trades Raise Market Concerns

2025-12-16

Bitcoin

  • Bitcoin eyes reclaiming $100K amid market uncertainty driven by whale trades and institutional investor activity.
  • A major investor shorted $89.8M BTC, later profiting $1M by switching to a long position.
  • Technical analysts warn that a bear flag and weakening support may push BTC toward $60,000.

Bitcoin continues to face growing pressure due to various market trends, which may forecast a short-term decline in value. Institutional investors are largely influencing market volatility. Technical analysts have forecast a possible continuation of declines in case major levels of support are broken, considering the existing trend of consolidation.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $89,325, with a 24-hour trading volume of $40.48 billion and a market capitalization of $1.79 trillion. Over the last 24 hours, BTC has seen a slight increase of 0.41%, showing limited movement in the market.

Source: CoinMarketCap

Massive Bitcoin Trade Sparks Volatility

A popular crypto analyst, Ted, reported a short of $89.8 million on Bitcoin by an investor. What is interesting is that this whale shorted BTC first and then changed their stance to a long position, making a profit of $1 million in a day. Such occurrences bring into focus the impact of a major investor on the price fluctuation of BTC.

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Source: X

Also Read | Bitcoin Faces Key Decision Zone: Potential Surge to $105K–$110K

Bitcoin Faces Bearish Market Pressure

Meanwhile, market analyst CryptoPulse stated a conservative outlook where Bitcoin will not be able to recover above $100,000 in a short time. After peaking at an all-time high of $125,000, BTC has formed a sequence of lower highs and lower lows, further violating vital resistance above $100k.

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Source: X

Current analysis shows BTC in a bear flag pattern, which is a continuation pattern and a warning of a possible slide if support fails. There have been a series of tests on support, and each time a bounce happens, it weakens support. A breach below support will forecast a fall towards the $60,000 level.

Despite these bearish signals, hope remains among investors for the possibility of BTC stabilizing and getting its momentum back. Given that major investors are responsible for making BTC prices fluctuate, these upcoming days will be critical in determining if BTC will regain an uptrend or struggle.

Also Read | Bitcoin Eyes $93,000 Breakout as Bulls Prepare for Strong Rally

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