BTC price target set at $35,000 as Bitcoin sees ‘massive’ liquidity pressure

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

BTC/USD 1-week candlestick chart (bitstamp). Source: TradingView

BTC Price Analyst: “Massive” Liquidations Due at $30,000

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD steady over the weekend after ending March near $28,500.

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

“Bitcoin has consolidated below the biggest resistance/support in the last 2+ years,” analyst Matthew Hyland in summary in his latest tweet on BTC.

“Whole new ballgame if BTC breaks it. NASDAQ & S&P went into week end strong. Still big pessimism and disbelief as big milestones close to being done for stocks/BTC.”

Popular Twitter account Byzantine General predicted that a resistance breakout just above the spot price would result in a wave of liquidations, leading to further upward momentum.

“Feels like a bear very desperately trying to defend the 29,000 to 30,000 region,” said one tweet on the day.

“I think when this level breaks there will be massive liquids coming in. And it feels like a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ because there is zero foam in the market, just some spot supply.”

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

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

On shorter time frames, however, traders were content to wait for the weekly close to cement previous gains.

“For this weekend it works on grain and for the continuation the bulls want to regain the area high of $28,750. Until we relax,” 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 “highly likely” before BTC/USD reaches $30,000.

Bitcoin bulls add another 23% in March

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

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According to data from Coinglass, 23% gains for BTC/USD almost match the performance of 2021, while 2013 remains the most volatile.

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

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

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