2025-12-15 19:28:51

Bitcoin just breached the $86K milestone—but here's the real question: does momentum carry it further, or are we staring at profit-taking ahead? The rally has been solid, yet some traders are eyeing resistance zones carefully. At this level, sentiment matters as much as technicals. Is the bull case still intact, or should we be preparing contingency plans? The macro backdrop remains mixed, and institutions are watching moves closely. What's your read on this?

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0xLuckbox

· 2025-12-18 16:50

86k this level, I feel like it's just a sieve; the real test has just begun. --- Starting to use the "institutions are watching" rhetoric again. Honestly, they're just afraid to gamble. --- I really want to know who bought at these high levels in this wave. --- Profit taking is a term I hear too often. If it's coming, then let it come. --- The technicals look good, but it feels a bit虚. Maybe that's just how it is. --- Anyway, I haven't moved. I'll wait for a clearer signal.

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UncommonNPC

· 2025-12-16 08:37

The 86k level is a bit awkward, feels like it's just stuck there. What are the institutions really waiting for?

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Degentleman

· 2025-12-15 19:57

What’s 86k? Those who should have run earlier already did. Now, everyone entering the market is just a bag holder.

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BlindBoxVictim

· 2025-12-15 19:54

86k is not the high point; the money to buy the dip hasn't come in yet.

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MEVSandwichMaker

· 2025-12-15 19:54

86k really isn't a big deal. Bitcoin's recent rebound is just institutions accumulating. It's obvious that it's going to drop here. Large investors have already started dumping. Still talking about technicals? I've seen through it long ago. Just waiting to buy the dip. Momentum? Bullshit. History always repeats itself, and this time won't be an exception. Profit-taking? Wake up. Institutions have already started acting.

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rugpull_ptsd

· 2025-12-15 19:51

86k is really impressive, but if this wave crashes down, I'll be eating dirt. --- Honestly, those institutional folks just watch the excitement; the real sell-off depends on retail investors stepping in. --- Profit taking? It's been happening for a while, now it's just a matter of who will be the last bagholder. --- I just want to know if breaking 86k will directly push us to 90k. Don't give me that resistance level nonsense. --- The macro background is a bunch of nonsense; it will rise anyway. --- It's still too early to talk about a bull case. Let's wait until it drops to 75k before discussing. --- The worst part is, both rising and falling scare the hell out of you. Just go all-in already.

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FlashLoanPhantom

· 2025-12-15 19:46

86,000 should have been broken long ago. Why are you only now hesitating? The institutions have already jumped on board.

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GasGuzzler

· 2025-12-15 19:39

86K? It should have broken already. Still hesitating now, truly mind-blowing.

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DefiEngineerJack

· 2025-12-15 19:31

lol sentiment mattering *as much* as technicals? empirically speaking that's just cope for ppl who can't read orderbook flow. 86k is cute but show me the on-chain data or it's just noise tbh

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