# Bitcoin (BTC) Price Movement Guide (Concise)$BTC

**Current Status (April 21, 2025)**:

- **Price**: ~$87,200, up 4.06% recently.

- **Trend**: Fell 7–8.5% in early April (tariff fears), rebounded to $82,967 after tariff pause.

- **Key Levels**:

- **Support**: $78,000–$83,000

- **Resistance**: $86,000–$94,000 (above $94,000 targets $130,000)

- **Bullish Signs**: Golden cross, falling wedge.

**Key Drivers**:

1. **Macro**:

- Weak U.S. dollar (DXY at 3-year low) lifts BTC.

- Trump’s tariff policy shifts drive volatility.

2. **Sentiment**:

- Institutional buying (53.6K BTC) vs. speculator moves (170K BTC on-chain).

- Trump family’s crypto ventures add optimism.

3. **Technicals**:

- Narrow Bollinger Bandwidth signals big move.

- Above 4-hour 200 MA/EMA; weekend gains need confirmation.

4. **Risks**:

- China’s 15,000 BTC sale risk.

- Stock market correlation.

**Strategies**:

- **Trading**:

- **Long**: Buy >$86,000, stop <$83,000, target $91,000+.

- **Short**: Sell at $94,000, stop >$95,000.

- Use options for volatility; track tariff/Fed news.

- **Holding**:

- Buy dips at $78,000–$83,000 if above 200-day SMA (~$80,000).

- Hedge with gold.

- **Risk**:

- Limit trades to 1–2% of portfolio.

- Set stop-losses for sudden news.

**Note**: BTC’s rally leans on dollar weakness, but stock correlation and China’s BTC holdings add risks. Check on-chain data (CryptoQuant) over hype.

**Resources**:

- Prices: CoinDesk, TradingView

- News: Cointelegraph

- Data: CryptoQuant

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