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Bitcoin Price Outlook – Bitcoin Continues to See a Massive Barrier

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Aug 12, 2025, 12:22 GMT+00:00

The Bitcoin market continues to see the $120,000 level as a massive barrier, and as a result, the markets continue to see a lot of questions asked of it. At this point in time, the market is still looking for a push to the upside.

Bitcoin Technical Analysis

Bitcoin initially tried to rally during the early hours on Tuesday, but it looks like it is giving up some of the momentum. The $120,000 level continues to be a major barrier. And until we can clear this on at least the daily close, I think you have to be somewhat cautious here. A lot of this will come down to what your timeframe is, of course, as well.

So, one way to think about this is whether or not you are a longer term holder, because if you are a longer term holder, then it’s not going to bother you much. But if you were a short term trader, the $120,000 level is the biggest level on this chart. A pullback from here would make a certain amount of sense. And this is the market that I think a lot of people are watching for risk on sentiment to return to, but that pullback I think has plenty of support near $116,000 and the 50 day EMA.

Beyond that, we also have the $110,000 level, which previously had been resistance. All things being equal, this is a market that I think, given enough time, we will have buyers looking for a bit of value. On the other hand, if we can get a solid daily close above the $120,000 level, then I think that opens up Bitcoin to go to the $130,000 level. As things stand right now, I have no interest whatsoever in trying to short this market.

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About the Author

Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.

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