Bitcoin Rangebound at Support; Resistance at $36K

Minor support is seen at $33,000, which is near the 100-day moving average on the four-hour chart.

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Bitcoin (BTC) was holding support around $33,000 at press time and is down about 5% over the past week. The cryptocurrency had a choppy trading session during Asia hours and is stuck in a tight range since June. Initial resistance is seen at $36,000 as short-term buyers continue to take profits.

  • A series of lower price highs over the past two weeks has prevented bitcoin from reaching $40,000, which is the top of the trading range.
  • Minor support is seen at $33,000, which is near the 100-day moving average on the four-hour chart.
  • Bitcoin also has a series of higher price lows from the June 22 shakeout around $29,000. Lower price highs and higher prices lows indicates a period of consolidation as buyers and sellers are undecided about future price direction.
  • The relative strength index (RSI) is broadly neutral after reaching overbought levels on July 4, which preceded a pullback in price.
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Digital assets posted a third consecutive quarter of losses in Q2 2026, the longest losing streak since the 2022 bear market, as institutional capital rotated into AI equities and Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest quarterly outflow since launch. Our report examines what drove the divergence, where structural adoption continued regardless, and what Q3 signals to watch.

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Digital assets posted a third consecutive quarter of losses in Q2 2026, the longest losing streak since the 2022 bear market, as institutional capital rotated into AI equities and Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest quarterly outflow since launch. Our report examines what drove the divergence, where structural adoption continued regardless, and what Q3 signals to watch.