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Bitcoin May Be 'Double Topping' for a Price Slide to $75K

BTC looks to be forming a double top bearish reversal pattern on the daily chart.

Jan 27, 2025, 6:52 a.m.
BTC has recently put in twin peaks at around $108K. (lin2015/Pixabay)
A mountain top. (lin2015/Pixabay)

What to know:

  • BTC has put in twin peaks at around $108,000 recently, hinting at a double top bearish reversal pattern.
  • A move below the double top neckline would confirm the trend change.

Bitcoin may drop to $75,000 should it trigger a so-called 'double top' bearish reversal pattern.

A double top comprises two consecutive peaks at approximately the same price, with a trendline drawn through the low point between these peaks. The failure to break above the previous peak, followed by a subsequent decline, suggests that the uptrend is losing momentum.

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So, an eventual breakdown of the horizontal trendline support, the double top neckline, is said to confirm a bullish-to-bearish trend change.

BTC has pulled back to $100,000 at the time of writing, having failed to maintain a foothold above the December high last week. In other words, BTC looks to have formed a double top, with neckline support positioned around $91,300.

A UTC close below the neckline level would confirm the bearish reversal pattern, potentially triggering a decline to $75,000. This target is calculated using the measured move method, subtracting the gap between the twin peaks and the neckline from the neckline level.

BTC's double top. (TradingView/CoinDesk)
BTC's double top. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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