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Bitcoin (BTC) price clung to $67,900 on April 1 after a late-March ETF inflow reversal rescued the asset from a third consecutive technical breakdown on the 8-hour chart. The rescue arrived just as the 20-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA), a trend indicator, was about to give way. However, the Coinbase Premium Index at its deepest negative reading year-to-date and a hidden bearish divergence on the RSI suggest the save may not hold unless $68,130 is reclaimed. Late-March ETF Comeback Saves Bitcoin’s 20-Period EMA Bitcoin spot ETF products recorded approximately $1.2 billion in net inflows for March. However, the monthly total masks a late-month scare that nearly derailed the recovery. The weeks of March 6 and March 13 carried most of the weight, pulling in $568.45 million and $767.33 million respectively. Momentum then stalled. The week of March 20 slowed to $95.18 million before the week of March 27 turned outright red at -$296.18 million, rattling sentiment. However, the final days of March reversed the damage. The week of March 30 registered $69.44 million in net inflows, flipping the weekly trend back to green and preserving the monthly total in positive territory. That late-month recovery aligned directly with buyers defending a critical technical level on the Bitcoin price chart. Bitcoin Spot ETF Weekly Flows: SoSoValue On the 8-hour timeframe, BTC has traded within an ascending channel since February 24. The 20-period EMA currently sits at $67,730. The last two times price closed below this EMA, corrections followed swiftly. Starting March 18, a break triggered a 6.81% drop. On March 26, a similar break produced a 7.67% decline. This time, the BTC candle briefly pierced below the EMA but buyers pushed price back above it. The timing of this defense, just as ETF flows flipped green again, suggests institutional-grade demand possibly absorbed…

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