Every time the market hovers around a key level, my heart starts to race. During sideways consolidation, I can think of perfect strategies, but once it hits a breakout point, my mind is filled with "what if it explodes" scenarios. And the result? Only after the dust settles do I realize I was overthinking. This is the most common psychological loop in trading—everyone can't escape it.
After this round of gains, the bears need enough resolve to maintain their judgment. Although the bulls see clear bullish signals, and the support at the bottom trendline is quite solid, every time there's a pullback, it rebounds strongly. Yet, it just can't break through the previous high. Even with high expectations for a small bull market, it must be based on the hard condition of "effective breakout." So this Friday will be a watershed—if it can't break the previous high before the US market opens, it will likely enter a short-term consolidation and decline.
From a technical perspective, $BTC has been oscillating between $95,000 and $98,000 in the past two days, with resistance levels never broken. There is heavy selling pressure above, the hourly DIF and DEA are diverging downward, and the MACD remains in the negative zone, indicating a strong correction demand. The hourly RSI has fallen from overbought to around 52, showing the upward momentum has waned. The EMA7 and EMA30 are close together and have slightly turned downward, so in the short term, $94,500 must hold.
On the daily chart, bullish momentum has clearly weakened, and there's a risk of a death cross, but RSI still stays above 60, indicating relatively strong momentum. The EMA7, EMA30, and EMA120 are still in a bullish alignment, and the overall bullish pattern remains intact. The strategy is mainly to buy on dips.
$BTC: Bullish in the $93,800-$94,800 range, target around $96,400-$97,400 $ETH: Bullish in the $3,230-$3,270 range, target around $3,350-$3,390
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RamenStacker
· 01-18 21:27
It's the same old script of "can't break the high point and just oscillate" again, how many times have I heard it... feeling exhausted.
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0xLostKey
· 01-18 10:36
It's the same cycle of "overthinking" again, really incredible. Every time during sideways trading, I'm full of confidence, but as soon as it hits a critical point, I start imagining all kinds of scenarios.
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Degen4Breakfast
· 01-18 08:12
It's the same old trick. When consolidating, thoughts are clear, but when it comes to the critical point, hesitation sets in, haha.
This Friday, if it can't break the previous high, it will mostly oscillate; that 94500 level really needs to be held firmly.
BTC has been grinding for so long and is still stuck there; the selling pressure is really strong.
The target looks good, but we need to get through this tough consolidation period.
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liquiditea_sipper
· 01-16 20:03
It's the same old trick again. Every time I think I've seen through it, I still get cut. With 95k pressure so tough, can it really be broken through?
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GasFeePhobia
· 01-16 02:21
It's the same pattern again. If it can't break above the previous high, it will oscillate and fall back. I've heard this so many times, but I still don't feel confident.
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PerpetualLonger
· 01-16 02:20
Again and again, every time I say it's a watershed, it still ends up fluctuating. I don't believe you, haha.
Wait, just hold the 94500? Should I now buy the dip or add to my position? My mind is a bit confused.
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just_vibin_onchain
· 01-16 02:11
Here we go again with this "what if an outbreak happens" mental drama. Damn, I fall for it every time, haha.
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GrayscaleArbitrageur
· 01-16 02:05
It's the same old rhythm again. Breaking through the previous high is the key. It's easy to say, but who can really hold up during the pullback?
Let's wait until Friday. Anyway, I'm guarding at 94500. If it breaks, I'll admit defeat.
Bitcoin has been grinding these past two days. Just watching it is exhausting.
No matter how good the analysis sounds, it all depends on whether the support holds or not. Right now, it's a 50-50 situation.
Mindset, that's the hardest part. I understand the technical aspects clearly, but when it comes to execution, my brain short-circuits.
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AltcoinHunter
· 01-16 02:05
It's another situation of "seemingly professional but actually gambling"... No matter how fancy the technical analysis looks, in the end, it's all about luck, right? Anyway, I prefer to wait for a breakdown before jumping in. I've long since learned not to join the fray in such stalemate positions.
#美国核心物价涨幅不及市场预估 January 16 Morning Trading Ideas
Every time the market hovers around a key level, my heart starts to race. During sideways consolidation, I can think of perfect strategies, but once it hits a breakout point, my mind is filled with "what if it explodes" scenarios. And the result? Only after the dust settles do I realize I was overthinking. This is the most common psychological loop in trading—everyone can't escape it.
After this round of gains, the bears need enough resolve to maintain their judgment. Although the bulls see clear bullish signals, and the support at the bottom trendline is quite solid, every time there's a pullback, it rebounds strongly. Yet, it just can't break through the previous high. Even with high expectations for a small bull market, it must be based on the hard condition of "effective breakout." So this Friday will be a watershed—if it can't break the previous high before the US market opens, it will likely enter a short-term consolidation and decline.
From a technical perspective, $BTC has been oscillating between $95,000 and $98,000 in the past two days, with resistance levels never broken. There is heavy selling pressure above, the hourly DIF and DEA are diverging downward, and the MACD remains in the negative zone, indicating a strong correction demand. The hourly RSI has fallen from overbought to around 52, showing the upward momentum has waned. The EMA7 and EMA30 are close together and have slightly turned downward, so in the short term, $94,500 must hold.
On the daily chart, bullish momentum has clearly weakened, and there's a risk of a death cross, but RSI still stays above 60, indicating relatively strong momentum. The EMA7, EMA30, and EMA120 are still in a bullish alignment, and the overall bullish pattern remains intact. The strategy is mainly to buy on dips.
$BTC: Bullish in the $93,800-$94,800 range, target around $96,400-$97,400
$ETH: Bullish in the $3,230-$3,270 range, target around $3,350-$3,390