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Bitcoin seeks to address the recent weekend Bitcoin futures gap after retracting its recovery.
The overall weakness in BTC prices is observed alongside low trading volume, according to traders.
Price predictions increasingly indicate a potential return to testing the $100,000 mark next.
On Tuesday, Bitcoin (BTC) slid back to its weekly lows, focusing attention on an existing “gap” in Bitcoin futures.
Bitcoin contends with its latest CME futures gap
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView revealed BTC/USD dropping to $107,460 on Bitstamp.
Down 2.5% for the day, the pair was unable to maintain its early-week recovery, missing the chance to “fill” the most recent gap in CME Group’s Bitcoin futures market.
These gaps occur over weekends due to futures closing at one price point and opening at another, driven by price fluctuations during the weekend.
The market typically “fills” these gaps by returning to the space left between the opening and closing prices, often within days or even hours.
“$BTC opened with a slight CME gap below this week. While the price did drop to close part of it, a bit remains. It’s essential to keep this in mind if the price approaches it,” trader Daan Crypto Trades remarked about the situation in an X post.
“Additionally, we filled the significant gap at $110K last week, which was left behind at the end of September before BTC surged to new all-time highs.”
Closing the gap this time would imply returning to approximately $107,390, while Bitcoin futures hit a low of about $103,750 during last week’s market decline.
“The bulls are aiming to maintain $107K moving forward,” Daan Crypto Trades stated on Monday.
“If it starts descending towards last Friday’s low, that would signal considerable weakness to me.”
Traders anticipate failure of $100,000 BTC price support
Some traders are bracing for new local lows, potentially breaching the $100,000 support.
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Another trader, Roman, indicated that Monday’s recovery did not possess the volume to support further BTC price increases.
“I didn’t have faith in the low-volume ‘breakout’ since the volume didn’t confirm a genuine reclaim of support. Here we go at 100-98K!” he informed his X followers.
Crypto investor and entrepreneur Ted Pillows also predicted the relevance of $100,000 if BTC fails to establish a price floor.
$BTC currently stands at a crucial support level.
If the $107,000-$108,000 support holds, a rebound could happen.
Should Bitcoin fail to retain this level, it could trend downward towards $100,000 in the forthcoming days. pic.twitter.com/6bIOIudmqM
— Ted (@TedPillows) October 21, 2025
“Overall, I anticipate $100,000 to be reached, with a potential dip down to $95,000,” trader Crypto Tony added, emphasizing his ongoing market expectations.
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