Bitcoin Tops $82K As Altcoins Push Through Key Resistance Levels

Key points:

Bitcoin is expected to face selling at $84,000, but a shallow pullback increases the likelihood of an upside breakout.Several major altcoins are showing strength at lower levels, but the bears are expected to pose substantial challenges at the resistance level.

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $82,800 on Wednesday, but bulls were unable to hold the higher levels. However, a positive sign for the bulls is that BTC exchange-traded funds recorded $1.63 billion in net inflows in May, according to SoSoValue data. That suggests investors are building positions as they anticipate the uptrend to continue.

Analyst PlanC said in a post on X that BTC was about to enter its first supercycle, which began at the bear-market low of $16,000 in Nov. 2022. He expects BTC to rise above $250,000 in the second half of 2027 to the first half of 2028.

Crypto market data daily view. Source: TradingView

Not everyone is convinced that the bear market is over. Crypto investment company TradingShot said in a post on X that BTC’s rejection at the 200-day simple moving average ($83,313), which coincides with the previous low acting as target objective of $50,000.

Could BTC and the major altcoins break above their overhead resistance levels? Let’s analyze the charts of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to find out.

Bitcoin price prediction

BTC has been gradually rising toward the $84,000 level, indicating sustained buying by the bulls.

BTC/USDT daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Sellers are expected to fiercely defend the $84,000 level, which could trigger a pullback toward the 20-day exponential moving average ($77,477). If the BTC price rebounds off the 20-day EMA with force, it signals a positive sentiment. That improves the prospects of a break above the $84,000 level. If that happens, the BTC/USDT pair may ascend to $92,000.

This bullish view will be invalidated in the near term if the price turns down and breaks below the $74,937 level. The pair may then decline to the 50-day SMA ($73,073) and later to the support line.