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Bitcoin Bounces as Iran War Pause Pressures Oil: Can BTC Price Reach $70K?

By: 
Yashu Gola

Key Points:

  • Bitcoin rebounded above $65,000 as falling oil prices eased inflation fears and improved short-term risk appetite.
  • Reclaiming the 20-3D EMA near $65,600 could send BTC toward the $69,000–$70,500 resistance zone.
  • A falling-wedge breakout could target $95,000–$123,000, while a drop below $54,000 would invalidate the bullish setup.

Bitcoin (BTC) bounced over the weekend session and was stabilizing above the $65,000 support as of Monday.

Bitcoin's daily price chart
Bitcoin’s daily price chart

The cryptocurrency climbed more than 3% from its weekend low to reach an intraday high of around $65,722. Its recovery followed a pause in hostilities between the US and Iran, which sent oil prices sharply lower and improved risk appetite across global markets.

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Oil’s Plunge Boosts Short-Term Risk Appetite

Brent crude consequently fell more than 4% toward $92 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate dropped over 5% to around $84.

BRENT and WTI crude oil daily price chart
BRENT and WTI crude oil daily price chart. Source: TradingView

Falling energy prices eased concerns that the Iran conflict would trigger another inflation shock and force the Federal Reserve to maintain a more aggressive monetary policy stance.

Lower oil prices are typically supportive for speculative assets because they can reduce inflation expectations, improve liquidity sentiment and limit upward pressure on bond yields.

The odds of a rate hike at the July Fed meeting, due this Wednesday, dropped to around 30% from 37% in a day, according to CME data.

Target rate odds of the July Fed meeting
Target rate odds of the July Fed meeting. Source: CME

For the September meeting, however, over 56% of bets were in favor of a 25 basis point rate hike, showing that bond traders remained cautious due to seesaw Iran war headlines.

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Can Bitcoin Price Reach $70,000?

Bitcoin was trading slightly below its 20-period exponential moving average (EMA, green) on the three-day chart, currently near $65,600. Reclaiming this level would strengthen the short-term recovery and put the 50-3D EMA (red) near $70,400 in focus.

The 50-3D EMA also overlaps with the upper trendline of a broader falling wedge pattern, making the $69,000–$70,500 region a key resistance zone. A continued rebound could therefore send Bitcoin toward $70,000 by late July or early August.

Bitcoin's three-day price chart showing the falling wedge breakout setup
Bitcoin’s three-day price chart showing the falling wedge breakout setup

A decisive three-day close above the wedge’s upper trendline would confirm a bullish breakout. The eventual upside target would depend on where Bitcoin exits the pattern because the distance between its trendlines narrows over time.

For instance, a breakout near the current $69,000 area could project Bitcoin toward approximately $123,000. A later breakout closer to the wedge’s projected apex near $54,000 would produce a smaller measured target around $95,000.

Failure to reclaim the 20-3D EMA could keep BTC inside the wedge and trigger another pullback toward its lower trendline. That support appears to converge near $54,000 later in the year.

A decisive break below $54,000 would invalidate the falling-wedge recovery setup and increase the risk of a deeper correction.

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About the Author

Yashu GolaSenior Cryptocurrencies Researcher

Yashu Gola is a crypto journalist and analyst with expertise in digital assets, blockchain, and macroeconomics. He provides in-depth market analysis, technical chart patterns, and insights on global economic impacts. His work bridges traditional finance and crypto, offering actionable advice and educational content. Passionate about blockchain's role in finance, he studies behavioral finance to predict memecoin trends.

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