Bitcoin threatens $107K next as yearly open becomes key BTC price floor

Key points:

• Bitcoin gives up on its bull-market rebound as sellers stay firmly in control.

• The infamous Bitcoin whale, who shorted BTC last week, continues to add to its BTC price downside bet.

• $107,000 is slowly emerging as a potential near-term target.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell back to multi-week lows after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as traders advised a low-risk approach.

BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Bitcoin whale stays short BTC with $500 million

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dropping over 3% to retest $110,000.

Amid fresh volatility, Bitcoin tested hodlers’ nerves for a second time in several days as suspicions of market manipulation continued to swirl.

“Puke from the US market open led to another sweep of $110K which is still seeing passive buying & a bit more absorption of market selling,” trader Skew wrote in his latest post on X.“In perps we have shorts from earlier in the day taking profits.”

BTC/USDT five-minute chart with market data. Source: Skew/X

Attention stayed focused on the actions of a crypto whale who shorted the market just before Friday’s $20 billion liquidation cascade. 

On Tuesday, their BTC short with 10x leverage was worth nearly half a billion dollars.

Other risk assets also struggled on the day, with US stocks opening down and gold dropping from its latest all-time high of nearly $4,180 per ounce.

Continuing, trader Roman told X followers to avoid overexposure amid weak market structure on the way to $108,000.

“Now we have a potential DB reversal with volume dropping on major support,” he wrote alongside a low-timeframe price chart. “My only issue is part of me believes we fill that wick from our liquidation cascade. I’d take low risk here.”

BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: Roman/X

$107,000 coming next?

Taking proprietary data into account, meanwhile, Keith Alan, co-founder of trading resource Material Indicators, had lower levels in mind.

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“$BTC is pushing down for a 4th support test at $109k, but I’m not convinced it will hold,” an X post admitted. “Technical support is stronger where the 200-Day SMA has confluence with the Q4/2025 Timescape Level at $107,100. If bulls lose that level, the yearly open could come into focus.”

BTC/USD one-day chart. Source: Keith Alan/X

Bitcoin’s yearly open lies just below $93,500, and has formed a key level since.

Earlier, Cointelegraph reported on various key support trendlines in play, including moving averages and the aggregate cost basis for short-term holders.

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