2025-12-26 19:23:07

Currently, both Bitcoin and Ethereum are in relatively calm phases, but this silence often precedes a storm.

From Bitcoin's perspective, the market has repeatedly faced resistance above the 90,000 level, with support around 86,500. This oscillation range actually contains a lot of energy—simply put, it's waiting for a breakout in one direction. A few days ago, the strategy was to take contrarian positions at these two levels, but now, approaching the end of the year, market risk appetite has decreased. My personal advice is to stay on the sidelines with no positions. If you must trade, it's better to focus on intraday quick in-and-out moves.

Ethereum's performance appears even more weak. It has been bouncing between 3,000 and 2,900, unable to break above 3,000 on the upside, and although it touched 2,900 on the downside, it didn't truly break below. Honestly, this trend is full of weakness. By 2:00 AM on December 27th, the price was holding steady around 2,920. According to conventional technical analysis, such a weak rebound should break down through 2,830 over the weekend. However, recent strange rapid rises and falls have muddled the market, making the true direction unclear.

The specific trading plan is as follows: for Bitcoin, consider going long around 85,500 with a stop loss of 100 points and take profit at 1,500 points; or short at 90,200 with a stop loss of 500 points and take profit at 1,500 points. For Ethereum, 2,845 is a good entry point for a long position, with a stop loss at 2,830 and a target of 2,910; a short opportunity at 2,960 with a stop loss at 2,980 and a take profit at 2,870. Overall, during this year-end period, caution is the best approach.

BTC-1,75%

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just_vibin_onchain

· 8h ago

The calm before the storm? I think it's more like a trapped beast pacing in a cage. That bearishness in ETH is really extreme; it can't break 3000, and can't hold 2900 either. And yet, they still dare to call it a rebound?

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pvt_key_collector

· 18h ago

The calm before the storm? It feels more like a deadlock. The strange setbacks these past few days are really getting on my nerves.

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LiquidatorFlash

· 18h ago

The end-of-year liquidation risk... it's really ridiculously high. Don't be fooled by the current calm; it doesn't mean safety. That 2920 on ETH is a dead hold. I don't believe it at all. Every year-end, it behaves strangely and drops sharply. Once the threshold is triggered, it will plummet straight to 2830.

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FlashLoanLarry

· 18h ago

Is it the calm before the storm? I think it's just funds waiting to cut the leeks, haha. --- Again, sitting on the sidelines and observing, or short-term intraday trading. Honestly, still no clear direction. --- Ethereum looks terrible, really pointless. Might as well wait for the next cycle. --- Being cautious at the end of the year is right, but I already went all in betting it will break 90k, haha. --- I've been watching the 2830 level for a week. Feels like it's really going to break. --- The strange rapid rise and fall is just the market manipulators shaking out weak hands. Wait until it's clear, then it's an opportunity. --- A 100-point stop loss is too tight, brother. It's easy to get swept out. --- Actually, I think this wave is just accumulation. A rebound at the end of the year is normal. --- Over 85,500 long sounds good, but I just don't dare to get in. --- This market is much calmer than last year. At this time last year, it was a direct surge.

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AirdropHunterWang

· 19h ago

The calm before the storm? I think it's the main players accumulating, and retail investors are all trapped, haha.

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