BTC drew an awkward silence; ETH raked in $15.15B in trading volume and took control

One-line daily recap: BTC surged to 79,859.8, then slid back to 77,325.8—up just 0.433% for the day, drawing an awkward silence. ETH pushed from 2,433.04 all the way to 2,666.0, then closed at 2,535.2—up 3.178%, with $15.15B in volume, forcibly outpacing BTC’s $14.39B. BNB is up 3.313%, XRP up 3.267%—the altcoins are showing more spirit than the big brother.

More honest about liquidity: BTC funding rate 0.0041%, ETH 0.0059%, XRP 0.0079%—all single-digit basis points. Leverage isn’t getting carried away, and sentiment hasn’t hit a boiling point—markets often run the farthest when nobody is chasing.

What to watch in the night session:
BTC current price 77,325.8, stuck below the daily pivot point of 77,683.73. This is the bulls’ only homework tonight. If it regains 77,683.73, first target is 79,367.17. If it can’t reclaim it, don’t get attached to the low at 76,000.3 that the day already tested— the real line of defense is 75,507.67. Until the level breaks, don’t scare yourself.

ETH is the real protagonist. It closed near the pivot 2,538.17, and a strong consolidation is no joke. If it holds above 2,538 overnight, the first target is 2,643.3. As long as the pullback doesn’t break 2,410.34, the structure hasn’t been damaged—any retracement is just a feint.

Time for sarcasm: Yesterday you were yelling “BTC is the only star.” Today you instantly become ETH believers—your narrative-switching speed is faster than the needle on an exchange. The numbers are right in front of you: money is flowing into ETH and the altcoins; BTC is merely a somewhat uncompetitive backdrop. The day funding rates spike together and everyone starts shouting buy orders—then that’s the signal you should truly watch out for.

Direction: Slightly bullish. But the main battleground isn’t BTC—it’s ETH. The price levels are all laid out for you; the rest depends on execution.

$BTC daily sell point: $79367 Daily buy point: $75508
$ETH daily sell point: $2643.3 Daily buy point: $2410.34
$BNB daily sell point: $743.62 Daily buy point: $708.68
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