Bitcoin price prediction: Sideways action likely as BTC momentum weakens near $71k

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Bitcoin up 0.13% today at $70,700

Highlights

Morgan Stanley advanced plans for a spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca, filing to launch with $1 million in initial shares pending SEC approval.
Institutional inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled $1.47 billion in two weeks as the SEC officially designated Bitcoin a non-security commodity, supporting regulatory clarity.
Bitcoin trades near $70,700 with mixed momentum and is expected to move sideways between $69,300 and $71,200 over the next week, with downside risk prevailing.

Institutional ETF inflows rise as regulatory clarity improves

Morgan Stanley has filed a second amended S-1 for its proposed spot Bitcoin ETF, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), seeking to list on NYSE Arca and raise $1 million in initial shares, pending SEC approval. BTQ Technologies introduced the first working implementation of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP-360) on the Bitcoin Quantum testnet, enabling evaluation of quantum-safe Bitcoin transactions through a new Pay-to-Merkle-Root transaction type. Institutional inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs have reached $1.47 billion over the past two weeks, and the U.S. SEC officially classified Bitcoin as a non-security digital commodity, signaling progress in regulatory clarity and infrastructure.

Mixed momentum as buyers dominate but trend lacks conviction

BTC is showing mixed technical momentum, with price above both the 20-day and 50-day SMAs but well below its 200-day SMA. The immediate support is defined by the Ichimoku Kijun at $69,255.14. The daily MACD signals a buy, while the ADX remains soft, indicating weak trend strength. RSI sits at 49.72 (mildly negative), Stoch RSI is neutral, and CCI is flat, showing a lack of clear directional bias, while BBP points to overbought conditions and buyers are dominating intraday momentum, though the Awesome Oscillator does not confirm a trend.

Sideways action favored as downside risk rises on weak signals

Over the coming five trading days, BTC is likely to remain in a typical volatility band between $69,300 and $71,200. The probability of a sustained price increase above current levels is low, with less than a 20% chance based on prevailing signals. Further downside is more likely, as higher timeframe indicators such as RSI-W1 and MACD-W1 are negative, and ADX-W1 also shows a sell bias. The baseline scenario is sideways trading near present levels, unless a breakout above $71,200 or a decline below $69,300 triggers a more directional move.

Viktoras Karapetjanc, expert at Traders Union, sees Bitcoin supported by solid institutional inflows and growing regulatory clarity. He believes bullish sentiment is sustained in the short term, but longer timeframe indicators advise some caution. Macro and fundamental signals remain constructive, as does the positioning above key moving averages. However, BTC needs to overcome the $71,200 level to confirm a stronger uptrend. "I view the current consolidation as healthy and expect further institutional involvement to provide medium-term support for BTC prices."

Earlier, analysts noted that heightened market volatility was prompting investors to seek more stable income strategies alongside opportunities for capital growth. Today’s mixed technical signals and significant institutional developments add a new dimension, indicating that the prevailing scenario is one of rangebound trading, with $71,200 as a key upside resistance level for Bitcoin in the near term.

Source of Data: BTC Price Analysis by TU

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