Bitcoin Price Bleeds Lower With $65K Becoming The Battleground
Bitcoin price failed to stay above $68,800 and started another decline. BTC is now trading below $67,500 and might extend losses in the near term.
Bitcoin is slowly moving lower below $68,000 and $67,500.
The price is trading below $67,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $67,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
The pair might dip again if it trades below the $66,000 and $65,000 levels.
Bitcoin Price Dips Further
Bitcoin price failed to remain stable above the $68,800 zone. BTC started a fresh decline and traded below the $68,000 support zone. There was a push below $67,000.
The price dipped below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $60,500 swing low to the $72,255 high. The bears even pushed the price below $65,500. Besides, there is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $67,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.
Bitcoin is now trading below $67,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. If the price remains stable above $65,000, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $67,500 level and the trend line.
The first key resistance is near the $68,000 level. A close above the $68,000 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $69,200 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $70,500 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $72,000 and $72,500.
More Losses In BTC?
If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $68,000 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $65,500 level. The first major support is near the $65,000 level or the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $60,500 swing low to the $72,255 high.
The next support is now near the $62,750 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $61,200 support in the near term. The main support now sits at $60,500, below which BTC might struggle to recover in the near term.
Technical indicators:
Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone.
Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now below the 50 level.
Major Support Levels – $66,000, followed by $65,000.
Major Resistance Levels – $67,500 and $68,000.
Filed under: Bitcoin - @ February 13, 2026 2:42 am