Bitcoin Reaches $112,500 as Gold Hits New All-Time Highs

Key points:

  • Bitcoin returns to $112,000 as bulls stage a key resistance retest.

  • BTC price action preserves the โ€œbull market support channelโ€ in a classic dip to support.

  • Gold hits new all-time highs as perspectives on Bitcoin praise its status as a macro hedge.

Bitcoin (BTC) tapped $112,500 after Wednesdayโ€™s Wall Street open as traders slowly flipped bullish on BTC price action.

BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

BTC price punishes shorts with $112,000 rebound

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD attempting to win back key support levels.

These included $112,000 itself, which formed the bottom of a large patch of ask liquidity on exchange order books.

Data from CoinGlass showed price taking out a chunk of that liquidity on the day, with the remainder extending to $114,000.

BTC liquidation heatmap. Source: CoinGlass

Commenting, popular trader CrypNuevo highlighted the key support battles currently in play.

โ€œThis looks like an attempt to reclaim Support 1, which would lead to a move back inside the range,โ€ part of an X post explained.

CrypNuevo noted that there were just two weeks left until a potential bullish risk-asset catalyst entered โ€” an interest-rate cut by the US Federal Reserve on Sept. 17.

The post described this weekโ€™s local lows at $107,270 as a โ€œfalse move,โ€ while fellow trader BitBull flagged a classic bounce at support.

BTC/USDT one-day chart. Source: CrypNuevo/X

โ€œ$BTC perfectly bounced back from its bull market support band,โ€ he told X followers, referring to a channel formed by two moving averages.ย 

โ€œThis is a sign that bulls are still in control.โ€

BTC/USDT one-week chart with bull market support channel. Source: BitBull/X

As Cointelegraph reported, many market participants remain bearish across multiple timeframes, seeing a retest of $100,000 as soon as this week.

Bitcoin bull case boosted as gold beats record highs

Regarding macro volatility, trading firm QCP Capital saw the odds in Bitcoinโ€™s favor going forward.

Related: BTC vs. ‘very bearish’ gold breakout: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

โ€œTwo cuts this year look reasonable, but keep an eye on breakevens, as new tariffs could push expectations higher,โ€ it summarized in its latest โ€œAsia Colorโ€ market update.ย 

โ€œWith policy uncertainty lingering, a softer US dollar is more likely so long as global growth holds up. Gold and BTC remain straightforward hedges in this backdrop.โ€

Fed target rate probability shifts for September FOMC meeting. Source: CME Group

Data from CME Groupโ€™s FedWatch Tool confirms that market expectations of an interest-rate cut in September are now over 95%.

Gold made fresh all-time highs on Wednesday, hitting $3,567 per ounce.

XAU/USD one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

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