Buyers were able to "reclaim" a persistent uptrend in BTC on the hourly time frame. The baseline targets are $77,939, $78,422, and $78,905. The potential breakdown level is $75,731. Overall, we’re talking about target density up to $80,770 and the liquidity zone on the hourly time frame at $80,382–$80,801.

For now, all that remains for the bears is a persistent downtrend on an unusual 1.5-hour time frame, with a potential breakdown level at $77,661. The price has been pressing against it all day, but the trend is still in effect. For the bears, though, this is weak consolation—still, it’s worth taking into account.

In this hour, according to our Monitor, 8 assets returned to the uptrend on the hourly TF from the TOP-200. Besides BTC, there’s also the notable BNB sign.

BUT there’s also the flip side—at the moment, 49 assets from the TOP-200, including BTC and ETH, according to our Monitor, show marks for a potential local high on the 2-hour TF. And that means that if they play out in reality, Monday’s start could turn red. From the current move upward, which would then become a short squeeze.

Higher TFs, as before, still leave room for doubt about a strong rise. For #BTC, the Strong signal for a potential local high on the 12- and 18-hour TF is still relevant and not broken. Plus, in less than an hour and a half, a Strong signal for a potential local high will appear on the daily TF. Which, as we wrote on Saturday, last happened back in summer 2025, at the moment new ATHs were set.

Of course, trends matter more than the signals. And if within the next few hours the bulls restore the #BTC uptrend on the 1.5-hour TF, that will increase the chances at least of accumulating target density up to $80,770 and testing the liquidity zone on the hourly TF at $80,382–$80,801.

We’ll keep simply watching from the sidelines and still haven’t built up a short position. Ideally, we need new breaks of uptrends on the hourly TF for BTC and a number of altcoins. And we need a breakout of the level of $75,761, with consolidation below it.