BTC price forecasts for today and the near future

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CoinLore — technical forecast

For tomorrow (August 18, 2025): around $118,408 USD

In the coming week: around $117,660, which is a decrease of -0.7% compared to the highest forecast for this week.

Support: $116,879. Resistance: $120,899. If BTC closes above this value, a move towards $124,148 is possible.

The whole is based on the analysis of 17 technical indicators: 11 suggest buying, only 1 indicates selling — overall the signal is bullish.

Binance — user forecast

Current price: $118,363.36

Forecast for the end of the week with a 5% increase: around $118,474.16.

Technical analysis:

On the daily and weekly level, the 50- and 200-day moving averages are trending upwards — the trend remains bullish, however the current predicted movement is tinged with some caution (despite the bullish MA setup).

Traders Union — short-term and medium-term outlooks

Over one week: possible increase to $117,847.88

Over four weeks: range between $117,847.88 and $120,549.02.

Changelly — forecast for tomorrow

Forecasts an increase of about 0.83%, reaching $118,673.11 by August 18, 2025.

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Summary of forecasts in the table

Source Forecast for today/tomorrow Note

CoinLore $118,408 (tomorrow) → $117,660 (week) Bullish sentiment, key levels: support and resistance

Binance ~$118,474 (by the end of the week) Bullish trend, but cautious

Traders Union $117,847.88 (week) → up to $120,549 (4 weeks) Short-term growth potential

Changelly ~$118,673 (August 18) Slight increase

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Trend interpretation

The current price of BTC (~$118,271–118,360) falls within a wide consensus of forecasts (between $117,800 and $118,700).

Bullish scenario: breaking above resistance at ~$120,900 may initiate a move towards ~$124,000+.

Stable/consolidation scenario: stabilization in the range of $117,600–118,700.

Negative scenario: a drop below support ~$116,900 may lead to a correction — possible downward movement.

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Conclusions for today (August 17, 2025)

BTC is likely to remain within a consolidation range of $117.5k–118.7k, with minimal upside potential (~1%) towards resistance ~$120.9k.

A breakout above this zone creates the opportunity for further growth to ~$124k.

It is important to monitor key support and resistance levels as well as signals from macro data (inflation, Fed decisions) — although we do not have direct forecasts for today from these areas, they are mentioned as potentially influencing factors on the market.