Bitcoin Maintains Momentum as Bulls Set Sights on $80K Breakout

• In a careful distribution strategy, new entrants aim to benefit at critical resistance levels during bad markets, and this action fits the bill.
• According to crypto analyst, this is the first noticeable wave of sellers cashing out after the monthly highs retest.

This month, Bitcoin’s price has increased by about 10%; nevertheless, the surge is encountering resistance close to $75,000. The halt is noteworthy because US equities are trying to reach new highs. Holders are selling into strength, according to on-chain data, which helps to explain the slowdown.

Along with record highs in U.S. stocks, Bitcoin was at $75,000 as investors responded to rumors of an in-principle U.S.-Iran agreement to prolong cease-fire talks beyond April 7. This conflicting interplay between the two groups may keep influencing Bitcoin’s efforts to break into the $80,000 level, since the activity occurred at the same time as long-term holders continued to accumulate. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $74,644, up 0.92% in the last 24 hours as per data from CMC.

Sellers Cashing Out at Critical Resistance Level

As profit delivered to exchanges hit 63,000 BTC on April 14, the biggest level since the 44,800 surge on Jan. 14, the new short-term holders of Bitcoin shifted their holdings, marking the greatest level in 2026.

At the same time, according to onchain statistics, the one-day-to-one-week cohort sent roughly 2,000 BTC back to Binance. As Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $76,000, this suggested that newly bought coins are entering the sell-side liquidity.

According to crypto analyst Amr Taha, this is the first noticeable wave of sellers cashing out after the monthly highs retest. In a careful distribution strategy, new entrants aim to benefit at critical resistance levels during bad markets, and this action fits the bill.

The spot rise hasn’t stopped the derivatives and options markets from sounding the alarm. Negative financing rates, falling open interest, and high demand for downside protection all point to a temporary upturn rather than a long-term trend shift.

There will be a lot riding on the upcoming risk-off session for both Ether and Bitcoin’s prices, as the ETH/BTC ratio recovers from multi-year lows and Ethereum’s stablecoin supply and on-chain activity reach records. With a record-breaking 200.4 million network transactions in Q1 and a stablecoin supply of $180 billion, Ethereum’s on-chain fundamentals have been showing a divergence from pricing for weeks.

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