{"id":523436,"date":"2025-08-31T00:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=523436"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:37:54","slug":"why-bitcoins-pullback-hints-at-100k-danger-despite-macro-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/why-bitcoins-pullback-hints-at-100k-danger-despite-macro-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Bitcoin&#8217;s pullback hints at $100K danger despite macro optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>BTC lost $110K and must defend $108K to reinforce the bullish trend. But will it hold ahead of a likely September rate cut?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the 29th August, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/bitcoin-news\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin [BTC]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cracked the $110K support and retreated lower to $108K, bringing its pullback to 13% from the recent peak of $124K.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The extended drop followed a broader sell-off, seen across U.S. equity markets too, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/central-banking\/global-markets-mixed-as-focus-shifts-to-inflation-data-6487d116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following<\/a> July\u2019s inflation data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, the correction was within the 30% range seen in the past bull markets. But Crypto Twitter was flooded with &#8220;market top&#8221; calls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, macro analysts stayed bullish, further complicating BTC\u2019s outlook. So what\u2019s next for Bitcoin after the latest drop?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Charting the mid-term risk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the cycle&#8217;s top callers was Ali Martinez, who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ali_charts\/status\/1961368217420464411\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cited<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0RSI divergence on the price charts and a price action that mirrored the 2021 market peak. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failure to hold above $108.7K could set the stage for further decline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The top may be in for Bitcoin, at least temporarily. The bullish case would require two key validations: $108,700 holds as support. A golden cross reappears on the MVRV Momentum indicator.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_523442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523442\" style=\"width: 2327px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-523442\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin \" width=\"2327\" height=\"1639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali.jpg 2327w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali-2048x1442.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTC-Ali-1200x845.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2327px) 100vw, 2327px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-523442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, AMBCrypto established the scary resemblance of the 2021 cycle peak (white line) to the current traction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, if the correlation remains positive, BTC could retreat and bottom out around $70K.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_523444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523444\" style=\"width: 1950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-523444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" width=\"1950\" height=\"1147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22.png 1950w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22-1536x903.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BTCUSD_2025-08-30_14-25-22-1200x706.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-523444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: BTC\/USDT, TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>On-chain cost basis in focus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On-chain data also signaled risk if BTC cracked below $108K.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Glassnode <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glassnode\/status\/1960783565051830605\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the level was a short-term holder cost basis that could act as support or resistance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the past, a break below triggered distress selling and sustained weakness. Naturally, such a scenario could drag BTC below $100K.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;History shows that trading below short-term holders\u2019 cost basis (~$108.9k) often precedes multi-month bears. If support breaks, the statistical band points to a mid-term bottom near $93k\u2013$95k.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_523445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523445\" style=\"width: 2400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-523445\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin \" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bitcoin-STH-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-523445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Glassnode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Macro tailwinds still intact?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the macro front, the U.S. Treasury borrowing from the public could drain dollar liquidity and strain risk assets in the next few weeks, according to analysts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, the market consensus for a 25 bps interest rate cut in September rate cuts has hit nearly 90%. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swissblock <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glassnode\/status\/1960783565051830605\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, however, argued that the Fed policy rate could impact BTC more than the 2021 correlation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, even JP Morgan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/bitcoin-undervalued-could-hit-126k-by-year-end-jp-morgan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">projected<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that BTC could hit $126K by the end of the year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the expected Fed rate cuts, Alex Kruger <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krugermacro\/status\/1961662041829359935\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the cycle was far from over and the run could extend to 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Even if we were to go down from here, I feel extremely confident this is not the end of the cycle.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, from historical price chart technicals and on-chain data, a near-term risk of distress sell-off was evident if BTC loses $108K. However, the macro landscape was still positive in the mid-term.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin bulls and bears are set for a showdown at the $108K crucial inflection point<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":523449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,360,66,3,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-523436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bitcoin-news","category-btc-trading-view","category-new-news","category-news","category-social","category-trading-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Bitcoin&#039;s pullback hints at $100K danger despite macro optimism - AMBCrypto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bitcoin has dropped to key inflection level at $108K after this week&#039;s extended correction. 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