Bitcoin trades below $80,000 as analysts flag near-term weakness

What sources claim

• CoinDesk reported that bitcoin is trading below $80,000, less than its 50-day average, described as a sign of near-term weakness.
• Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPro, wrote that technical indicators suggest the downtrend is set to continue as the market sinks further below its 50-day moving average, with resistance zones from May and September failing to act as support.
• Secure Digital Markets said the key support is the $80,000 zone, and a break below that could open the door to $75,000, then $73,000; it noted BTC spent two weeks between $80,000 and $86,000 and its 30-day range compressed from 13% to 6%.

Still unresolved

• What price level or indicator would confirm the downtrend identified by FxPro has reversed?
• Would a sustained break below the $80,000 zone be confirmed by closing prices on specific venues, and over what period?

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