{"id":5388,"date":"2026-01-08T06:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2026-01-08T06:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:23:10","slug":"bitcoin-unlikely-to-set-new-all-time-high-in-2026-as-bears-retain-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5388","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Unlikely to Set New All-Time High in 2026 as Bears Retain Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_0d799c0a76c03f912ad035584c5690f1\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst Keith Alan predicts Bitcoin will likely drop to retest its $87,500 yearly open as bulls struggle to maintain current support at $92,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market data suggests large traders are positioning for a deeper correction, potentially triggered by a \u201cdeath cross\u201d on the weekly chart later this month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A durable recovery above $101,500 is considered unlikely before 2027 unless Bitcoin achieves a daily \u201cgolden cross\u201d and stronger weekly momentum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) is likely to revisit the 2026 yearly open near US$87,500 (AU$133K) as buyers and sellers fight for control around current support levels, according to Keith Alan, co-founder of trading analytics group Material Indicators.<\/p>\n<p>In an analysis posted Wednesday, Alan said a move back toward US$87,500 (AU$133K) is \u201cnot a matter of if, but when.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to order-book data from Material Indicators\u2019 FireCharts tool, saying bulls are trying to hold support around US$92,000 (AU$140K), while larger players appear positioned for a deeper support test closer to the yearly open.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FireCharts shows a realtime battle unfolding in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> order book. <\/p>\n<p>Bulls are trying to defend support at the 2026-01-05 Timescape Level, but Whales appear to be looking for a support test closer to the Yearly Open before a Golden Cross forms on the D chart to trigger the next\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NNEj23MPeJ\">pic.twitter.com\/NNEj23MPeJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Material Indicators (@MI_Algos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MI_Algos\/status\/2008881719416398208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Alan added that a daily-chart \u201cgolden cross\u201d (where the 21-day simple moving average crosses above the 50-day) could act as a trigger for the next rally, but only after that lower retest plays out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Parcl and Polymarket Bring U.S. Housing Prices to Onchain Prediction Markets<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uncertainty-ahead\">Uncertainty Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>Alan said the timing is uncertain. If the dip does not occur within roughly a day, he expects it could follow a weekly-chart \u201cdeath cross\u201d later in the month, a bearish signal that forms when a shorter-term moving average drops below a longer-term one.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the near-term setup, Alan said several of his longer-horizon signals remain negative, arguing Bitcoin is unlikely to reach new all-time highs before 2027 unless conditions change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He described both Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) as being at \u201ccritical inflection points,\u201d and said a more durable recovery would likely require stronger weekly momentum, including a weekly RSI above 41 and weekly closes back above the 50-week moving average near US$101,500 (AU$155K).<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is currently trading at $90.7K (AU$135.1K) at press time, a decrease of 2.07% in the last 24 hours, as per CoinMarketCap data.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full variant-no-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"510\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132400 lazyload\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/08160135\/image-7.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/08160135\/image-7.png 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/08160135\/image-7-768x245.png 768w\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1600\" data-eio-rheight=\"510\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/08160135\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/08160135\/image-7.png 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/08160135\/image-7-768x245.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: TradingView.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Riot Platforms Cashes In on Bitcoin Rally With $200M Year-End Sales<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Bitcoin,Market Analysis#Bitcoin #Set #AllTime #High #Bears #Retain #Control1767853390<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analyst Keith Alan predicts Bitcoin will likely drop to retest its $87,500 yearly open as bulls struggle to maintain current support at $92,000. 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A durable recovery above $101,500 is considered unlikely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[935,936,91,77,548,937,934],"class_list":{"0":"post-5388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"tag-alltime","9":"tag-bears","10":"tag-bitcoin","11":"tag-control","12":"tag-high","13":"tag-retain","14":"tag-set"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin Unlikely to Set New All-Time High in 2026 as Bears Retain Control - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5388\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin Unlikely to Set New All-Time High in 2026 as Bears Retain Control\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Analyst Keith Alan predicts Bitcoin will likely drop to retest its $87,500 yearly open as bulls struggle to maintain current support at $92,000. 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