Bitcoin Pushes Past $97K as the Market Matures

[Victoria01]

Bitcoin has moved past the $97K level, rising steadily from the mid-$94K range with strong volume supporting the move. This hasn’t looked like a sudden pump or reactionary spike, but more like consistent buying pressure, which usually points to stronger hands in the market rather than short-term speculation.

What’s interesting right now is how Bitcoin itself is being viewed. It’s increasingly treated as a long-term macro asset, with institutions paying attention to liquidity cycles, global money flow, and policy decisions. Combined with generally positive market sentiment and continued technical development around the Bitcoin network, it feels like the focus is shifting beyond just short-term price action.

Beyond Bitcoin, the broader crypto ecosystem is also expanding. New projects are finding ways to blend real-world interests with crypto. One example is Football.fun ($FUN), which combines sports, gaming, and blockchain. $FUN listed on BingX already, creating visibility and access to the project are about to increase.

With Bitcoin pushing higher and newer ecosystems gaining traction alongside it, the market feels like it’s quietly building momentum rather than chasing noise.

Are you watching these moves closely or waiting for confirmation?

[Moreno233]

Bitcoin has moved past the $97K level, rising steadily from the mid-$94K range with strong volume supporting the move. This hasn’t looked like a sudden pump or reactionary spike, but more like consistent buying pressure, which usually points to stronger hands in the market rather than short-term speculation.

The move that took Bitcoin above $97k was actually fast and with momentum but it was short-lived as the market nosedived when our excitement was high we were expectant of Bitcoin crossing $100k. The reversal may just be a signal that the market is not yet ready to climb above $100k, however, the price is still not far since few days of bullish market will clear the resistance and be ready to challenge what we have as ATH now. Bitcoin is not done yet with the bullishness of the market cycle, something will happen this year.

[Btcdeybodi]

Bitcoin has moved past the $97K level, rising steadily from the mid-$94K range with strong volume supporting the move. This hasn’t looked like a sudden pump or reactionary spike, but more like consistent buying pressure, which usually points to stronger hands in the market rather than short-term speculation.

The move that took Bitcoin above $97k was actually fast and with momentum but it was short-lived as the market nosedived when our excitement was high we were expectant of Bitcoin crossing $100k. The reversal may just be a signal that the market is not yet ready to climb above $100k, however, the price is still not far since few days of bullish market will clear the resistance and be ready to challenge what we have as ATH now. Bitcoin is not done yet with the bullishness of the market cycle, something will happen this year.

Even though there was a pullback when the price got to 98k, i'm still optimistic that the price of bitcoin will soon cross the $100k barrier because it seems like the bears don't have strong hands to keep liquidating the market and cause more bearish trends. However, no need to hope too much for a bullish continuation since by virtue of previous price performance, the price is supposed to experience a bear market this year but since many things have changed in the market in recent years, a bullish trend may still come back again.

[rbynxx]

Bitcoin has moved past the $97K level, rising steadily from the mid-$94K range with strong volume supporting the move. This hasn’t looked like a sudden pump or reactionary spike, but more like consistent buying pressure, which usually points to stronger hands in the market rather than short-term speculation.

The move that took Bitcoin above $97k was actually fast and with momentum but it was short-lived as the market nosedived when our excitement was high we were expectant of Bitcoin crossing $100k. The reversal may just be a signal that the market is not yet ready to climb above $100k, however, the price is still not far since few days of bullish market will clear the resistance and be ready to challenge what we have as ATH now. Bitcoin is not done yet with the bullishness of the market cycle, something will happen this year.

Probably crossing $100k will even be difficult considering it just ranges there. It's probably low-mid safe if we cross $100k first as it's psychologically a price wherein market will probably get much interest. Moreover, not getting some really high hopes on it but I guess this quarter of 2026 we'd probably hit that one.

[AVE5]

What’s interesting right now is how Bitcoin itself is being viewed. It’s increasingly treated as a long-term macro asset, with institutions paying attention to liquidity cycles, global money flow, and policy decisions. Combined with generally positive market sentiment and continued technical development around the Bitcoin network, it feels like the focus is shifting beyond just short-term price action.

So what are you insinuating? Sounds like we're in the clockwise direction to skyrocket to the moon again like the recent time that caught $126,000. Of course you could be right with the current buying orders of the institutions.
$90,000 had also been a resistant since the last end of the last quarter last year and comes the pressure outcome of the current orders recovery to $95,000.
Maybe if the force of the uptrends volatilities sustains for a long time, we're probably going to ride on the green line.

[Pandu Geddon]

With Bitcoin pushing higher and newer ecosystems gaining traction alongside it, the market feels like it’s quietly building momentum rather than chasing noise.

It is still unclear what momentum Bitcoin will achieve in the short term. Bitcoin is back around $95k and has experienced a decline in trading volume after rising yesterday. This movement is not surprising; it is quite normal, and we will wait to see if Bitcoin can hold at $95k, which could then trigger a pump, or if what happens is a downward movement that will break hopes of starting a new short-term momentum.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Are you watching these moves closely or waiting for confirmation?

I watch those moves but not too close. It takes me seconds to check bitcoin price so I do it usually once a day at least. The thing is, I don't have high expectations for Bitcoin's movements. There are only two scenarios in which I would be more motivated by what might happen to the price. The first would be if it continues to rise and manages to beat the previous all-time high of $126,000. The second would be if it falls below $80,000. The first case would indicate that we are in a bull market and the second that we are in a bear market. In the meantime, it is quite monotonous.

[DeeppRockk]

Are you watching these moves closely or waiting for confirmation?

I watch those moves but not too close. It takes me seconds to check bitcoin price so I do it usually once a day at least. The thing is, I don't have high expectations for Bitcoin's movements. There are only two scenarios in which I would be more motivated by what might happen to the price. The first would be if it continues to rise and manages to beat the previous all-time high of $126,000. The second would be if it falls below $80,000. The first case would indicate that we are in a bull market and the second that we are in a bear market. In the meantime, it is quite monotonous.

So, here's the deal: I'm seeing a lot of traders sticking to their strategies despite Bitcoin dancing around $95k. That price level is a major hurdle, right? It's like the market is testing whether this all-time high resistance can hold or if we'll finally smash through it.  
Institutional money flowing into ETFs like GBTC and BITO is definitely juicing the rally. But I'm skeptical-how much of this is genuine accumulation versus short-term liquidity grabs? The on-chain data shows some big transactions, but are whales just front-running retail FOMO?  

The $100k breakout scenario is tempting, but honestly, it feels like the market's holding its breath. We need stronger volume and sustained buying pressure to convince me this isn't another bull trap. Remember 2021? The pump-and-dump cycles were brutal.  

Until then, I'm playing it cautious. Scaling into positions near support levels ($92k-$94k) and setting tight stop-losses. The risk/reward just isn't clear yet, and I refuse to get reckless. Patience pays off in crypto-always has, always will.  

What's your take? Are we close to a breakout, or is this another "fakeout" before a dip?

[kentrolla]

I have been observing it for a while now but still not convinced it would explode anytime sooner, I maybe wrong but I would rather wait until BTC drops to either $80k or crosses $120k and approaches towards new ATH. I feel it will play around the $90k for a little longer and this time I am not looking for long term investment hence I would wait and buyback if it drops to $80k since I have already bought some when BTC dropped to $40k in the past.

[philipma1957]

I suggest 2 sets of cash to invest into it.

Set 1         200x and buy x every day for the next 200 days

Set 2         200x and hold it back in reserve in case we crash out to under 75k if we bottom out do a buy the

dip for 50x still leaving 150x for lower dips.

[YOSHIE]

Are you watching these moves closely or waiting for confirmation?

My current speculation is that the crypto market is in a state of transition of course to determine a state, phase or to determine a gradual change in the direction of bulls or bears, All of this can be seen from the current conditions in the crypto market and also the movement of Bitcoin prices from $89k to $97k and vice versa.

For me, for the crypto market and also the price of Bitcoin, currently there are still gradual changes, you could say and it is speculated that it is not yet completely stable between the old and the new, I mean the lowest price and the highest price, so it's nothing new if we look at the current price of Bitcoin and maybe that will continue to happen at the end of 2026.

[barbara44]

I have to admit, I did not see this increase coming, I am expecting a full on bear run right now and the green is really surprising to me. But I am not going to change my speculation about what's going on, I still think that we are going to end up with a dominance of bears sometime this year, while the start has been quite green, I bet that we are going to end in red, being precautionary speculation and I would be very much happier if I turn total wrong. What we need to do right now is just to wait and watch, if I am wrong then I will lose chance to make money so to avoid that continuing DCA would be a better option.

Yeah, continuing DCA must be a right option because we cannot be sure about whether we are going to see dominance of bulls or bears. I read microstartegy was behind this rally still we missed to cross above $100k level, if we are sustaining above $100k level then we can sure about bulls to support us. Overall, we are still in the zones of dilemma so safe DCA would be better.

[shinratensei_]

It truly has shifted from short term price action to long term, the price isn't fluctuating like crazy anymore and become a lot more predictable.
If there are more institutions treating it like that, I won't be surprised if bitcoin has fluctuation will become as low as a stock index or even gold.

Right now the market isn't dominated by retailer anymore, that could explain why the chart has changed so much.

[davis196]

1.Enough with the bullish positivity. The Bitcoin price has dropped again to 93K USD. The market didn't mature in the last weeks and the price isn't growing steadily. The price volatility remains. There are equal chances for the price to hit 100K USD and to drop below 90K USD. Nobody knows what is going to happen next week or next month. I'm still bearish about this year.
2.What the hell is this football.fun project? OP, are you making generic forum posts in the Speculation forum just to shill altcoin/shitcoin projects? It seems weird that you are mentioning altcoin/shitcoin projects in a post, which has nothing to do with them. Go post in the Altcoin Discussion forum.

[Nathrixxx]

Maybe we should from now henceforth expect that the market continues to rise till we break the $100,000 limit before the month end, we need to see more supports for this to come a reality, while a major activity like breaking news could also engenders for the rise and the resistance be lifted, am mostly bullish as we are currently about the market, maybe we could come across something like $110,000 and more before the month end.

[Swordsoffreedom]

With Bitcoin pushing higher and newer ecosystems gaining traction alongside it, the market feels like it’s quietly building momentum rather than chasing noise.

It is still unclear what momentum Bitcoin will achieve in the short term. Bitcoin is back around $95k and has experienced a decline in trading volume after rising yesterday. This movement is not surprising; it is quite normal, and we will wait to see if Bitcoin can hold at $95k, which could then trigger a pump, or if what happens is a downward movement that will break hopes of starting a new short-term momentum.

Unfortunately, Bitcoin failed to hold at $95k and is currently trading around $92k. But even if it does not fall and return to the $100k, there is no guarantee that is a sign of an uptrend. Bitcoin returning to $100k or such short term rebounds like this does not really say much

To trigger a bullish market and a sustainable uptrend requires a combination of trading volume, cash flow, rather than relying solely on a few psychological price level or short term bounces.

[DeeppRockk]

With Bitcoin pushing higher and newer ecosystems gaining traction alongside it, the market feels like its quietly building momentum rather than chasing noise.

It is still unclear what momentum Bitcoin will achieve in the short term. Bitcoin is back around $95k and has experienced a decline in trading volume after rising yesterday. This movement is not surprising; it is quite normal, and we will wait to see if Bitcoin can hold at $95k, which could then trigger a pump, or if what happens is a downward movement that will break hopes of starting a new short-term momentum.

Unfortunately, Bitcoin failed to hold at $95k and is currently trading around $92k. But even if it does not fall and return to the $100k, there is no guarantee that is a sign of an uptrend. Bitcoin returning to $100k or such short term rebounds like this does not really say much

To trigger a bullish market and a sustainable uptrend requires a combination of trading volume, cash flow, rather than relying solely on a few psychological price level or short term bounces.

You make a solid point about short-term noise masking real trends. Even with ETFs pushing **$97k** earlier, the drop to **$92k** shows how quickly sentiment can shift.
Institutional players aren't just chasing pumps-they're analyzing liquidity cycles and volume.
If we see sustained volume above **$30B** daily, that could confirm confidence. Are you watching those ETF inflows as a leading indicator?

[aylabadia05]

Bitcoin has moved past the $97K level, rising steadily from the mid-$94K range with strong volume supporting the move. This hasn’t looked like a sudden pump or reactionary spike, but more like consistent buying pressure, which usually points to stronger hands in the market rather than short-term speculation.

Are you watching these moves closely or waiting for confirmation?

I only care about Bitcoin and a few altcoins that I have recognized. I won't spend time studying how the rest of them move.
Whether the market price goes up or down, I accept it because Bitcoin is only something I can use as an investment asset. If last month I was able to get 0.002 Bitcoin when the pair was USDT, then with 200 USDT when the price is lower than last month, I can get more than 0.002.
Other than that, I only care about my real-life work and being active on the forum.

[Sammye3]

Bitcoin pushing higher and newer ecosystems gaining traction alongside it, the market feels like it’s quietly building momentum rather than chasing noise.

During this season of consolidation, it's best advised to study the market, make no rash decisions, wait for a good entry and go hard as the market builds momentum.

Are you watching these moves closely or waiting for confirmation?

It's different for most people, some are into DCA strategy, while most people are waiting for a sign to make a move. Personally for me, I don't wait for any signal to invest as I invest periodically when I have a discretionary income.