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Leverage and Profit-Taking Test Bitcoin’s Rebound Near Key 200-Day Barrier

A break above $82,000 would signal a sturdier uptrend.

Overview

  • CryptoQuant’s cycle gauge, which flipped green Tuesday, flags an early recovery that still needs price confirmation.
  • Bitcoin continues to stall below the $82,000 to $82,500 band formed by its 200-day averages, a level many traders use to judge a lasting trend change.
  • Derivatives leverage jumped and funding still leans short, while miners sold about 3,400 BTC in recent weeks, raising the risk that recent gains give way.
  • Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged about $233 million of net outflows on Tuesday, a sign of softer U.S. demand after earlier inflows.
  • Ethereum trades near $2,250 to $2,320 as JPMorgan filed a tokenized money‑market fund on the Ethereum chain, a step that could pull more institutional activity onto the network.