BTC price targets fix on $35K as Bitcoin eyes ‘massive’ liquidity squeeze

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed on course for its highest weekly close in ten months on April 2 as $28,000 held.

BTC/USD 1-week candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

BTC price analyst: “Massive” liquidations due at $30,000

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD stable over the weekend after closing out March at near $28,500.

A key point of resistance from earlier in its current halving cycle, the current trading zone represents a major hurdle for bulls to overcome. Should they manage it, price targets now extend beyond the $30,000 mark.

โ€œBitcoin has been consolidating below the biggest resistance/support of the last 2+ years,โ€ analyst Matthew Hyland summarized in his latest tweet on BTC.

โ€œA whole new ballgame if BTC breaks it. NASDAQ & S&P went strong into weekly close. Still major pessimism and disbelief while major milestones are close to being made for Stocks/BTC.โ€

Popular Twitter account Byzantine General predicted that a breakthrough of resistance immediately above spot price would result in a sea of liquidations, leading to further upward momentum.

“It feels like some bear is very desperately trying to defend the 29k to 30k region,” a tweet stated on the day.

“I think that when this level breaks massive liqs will come in. And it does feel like a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ because there’s zero froth in the market, only some spot supply.”

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An accompanying chart showed the Binance BTC/USDT order book with bid and ask liquidity concentrations by price level.

BTC/USD order book data (Binance). Source: Byzantine General/Twitter

On shorter timeframes, however, traders were content to wait for the weekly close to cement prior gains.

โ€œRanging this weekend it seems on the corn, and for continuation the bulls want to reclaim the range high at $28,750. Until the we chill,โ€ Crypto Tony tweeted on the day.

BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Crypto Tony/ Twitter

Others were more pessimistic, among them trading resource Stockmoney Lizards, which described a correction as โ€œvery likelyโ€ before BTC/USD hits $30,000.

Bitcoin bulls add another 23% in March

Last month nonetheless managed to crown itself one of Bitcoin’s best March months.

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According to data from Coinglass, 23% gains for BTC/USD almost match its 2021 performance, with 2013 remaining its most volatile.

BTC/USD monthly returns chart (screenshot). Source: Coinglass

Bitcoin’s trajectory overall mimics both years, these seeing at least three months “in the green” before significant consolidation began.

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