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Bitcoin technicals: The price of bitcoin is lower on the day and the technical tilt is modestly lower
<p>Bitcoin’s technical picture is starting to shift back to the downside after buyers failed to extend the recent rally through an important area of resistance on the daily chart.</p><p>Daily chart: The recovery runs into resistance</p><p>Starting with the broader daily chart, as a review Bitcoin’s rebound higher accelerated after the price moved back above its 100-day and 200-day moving averages back on August 19. That breakout gave buyers the technical go-ahead to push higher.</p><p></p><p>However, the rally stalled within a key swing area between $80,560 and $82,833 toward the end of August and into September too. That zone has repeatedly attracted sellers since that time. The swing area was defined by swing lows and highs going back to November 2025. </p><p>Just above that swing area is another important target: the 38.2% retracement of the decline from the October 2025 high, which comes in at $83,916.</p><p>Why is that retracement important?</p><p>When a market suffers a significant decline, the 38.2% retracement is often the first major test of whether a rebound is developing into something more substantial. If buyers cannot push through that level, the recovery can remain nothing more than a correction within the broader decline.</p><p>In this case, Bitcoin could not get through either the $80,560–$82,833 swing area or the 38.2% retracement at $83,916. That failure is a modest technical negative and has helped shift the focus back toward the downside.</p><p>For buyers
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<p>Bitcoin’s technical picture is starting to shift back to the downside after buyers failed to extend the recent rally through an important area of resistance on the daily chart.</p><p>Daily chart: The recovery runs into resistance</p><p>Starting with the broader daily chart, as a review Bitcoin’s rebound higher accelerated after the price moved back above its 100-day and 200-day moving averages back on August 19. That breakout gave buyers the technical go-ahead to push higher.</p><p></p><p>However, the rally stalled within a key swing area between $80,560 and $82,833 toward the end of August and into September too. That zone has repeatedly attracted sellers since that time. The swing area was defined by swing lows and highs going back to November 2025. </p><p>Just above that swing area is another important target: the 38.2% retracement of the decline from the October 2025 high, which comes in at $83,916.</p><p>Why is that retracement important?</p><p>When a market suffers a significant decline, the 38.2% retracement is often the first major test of whether a rebound is developing into something more substantial. If buyers cannot push through that level, the recovery can remain nothing more than a correction within the broader decline.</p><p>In this case, Bitcoin could not get through either the $80,560–$82,833 swing area or the 38.2% retracement at $83,916. That failure is a modest technical negative and has helped shift the focus back toward the downside.</p><p>For buyers
