Bitcoin (BTC) breached the $90,000 support level as it approached the weekly close on Sunday, with predictions indicating that price volatility could follow.
Key points:
Bitcoin is predicted to break free from its current sideways trading as volatility hits “extreme” lows.
Traders are on alert for a breakout as the weekly close nears.
Fears of a bear market have prompted another price target of $50,000 for BTC.
Bitcoin breakout move “around the corner”
According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView, BTC price movements remained flat over the weekend, facing significant horizontal resistance above.
Repeated attempts to ascend throughout the week were unsuccessful, but Bitcoin’s narrow trading range has led to predictions of an imminent major movement.
“Extreme low volatility setup means a directional move is on the horizon,” trader analyst Aksel Kibar noted in his latest post on X.
Kibar suggested two possible scenarios for the volatility surge: a breakdown from the current bear flag on the daily chart or a jump to $95,000.
“If this acts as a bear flag, a final drop towards the 73.7K-76.5K region might occur, where we will look for a medium-term bottom signal,” he further explained with an illustrative chart.
“If BTC manages to break above 94.6K, it can rapidly test 100K (the lower boundary of the broadening pattern).”
Others also noted that BTC/USD finds itself at a crossroads, with potential new lows if sellers take hold.
$BTC is still hovering around the $90,000 level.
For a strong upward momentum, Bitcoin must reclaim the $92,000-$94,000 range.
If BTC drops below the $88,000-$89,000 threshold, expect a decline towards $85,000. pic.twitter.com/7eINwHyJV8
— Ted (@TedPillows) December 14, 2025
“$90,600 and $89,800 is our range,” trader Crypto Tony told X followers on the day.
“Trade the breakout only.”
$50,000 range now “potential” BTC price target
Meanwhile, onchain analytics provider CryptoQuant cautioned that the Bitcoin bear market has already started.
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A combination of downward-trending simple moving averages (SMAs) and prices trading below critical trendlines formed the basis for a bleak new crypto market outlook by contributor Pelin Ay.
“Price reactions are being repressed by declining moving averages, making these averages dynamic resistance levels. Attempts to rise are occurring with low volume, indicating that buyers are weak. Selling volume on red candles is significantly higher than buying volume on green candles,” she commented in a “Quicktake” blog post on Sunday.
“During recovery attempts, buying volume fails to confirm upward movements. In summary, Bitcoin is currently in a reaction phase within a bear market. The structure remains bearish, and upward movements lack conviction.”
While acknowledging that Ether (ETH) has shown a stronger recovery from recent long-term lows, Ay pointed out that there is still little cause for optimism.
“At present, the Bitcoin rally seems to be over,” she concluded.
“A deeper bear market phase, potentially targeting the $50K region, seems likely before the next significant upward movement.”
As Cointelegraph noted, calls for considerably lower BTC price support retests have been increasing throughout December.
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