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Bitcoin: correction phase within the medium-term trend. As of January 21, 2026.
Bitcoin is in a correction phase after reaching local highs around 95–96 thousand USDT. The current price hovers near 89,000 USDT, reflecting a nearly 2% decrease in a day and confirming market cooling after impulsive growth.

What we see in the market.
On the 4-hour timeframe, the movement structure remains bearish: the price trades below short- and medium-term moving averages (MA5 and MA10), as well as significantly below MA30, which now acts as a dynamic resistance. This indicates seller dominance in the short term.

The last local minimum was formed around 87,800 USDT. The market is trying to stabilize from this point, but the rebound currently appears weak and is not accompanied by a sharp increase in volumes.

MACD is in the negative zone, confirming the continuation of a bearish impulse. Meanwhile, the histogram is gradually decreasing, which may indicate a slowdown in the decline. Stochastic RSI is near neutral levels, suggesting no overbought or oversold conditions for buyers or sellers.

Key levels:
Support:
• 87,800 USDT — the nearest and critically important level. A break below could open the way to a deeper correction around 85,000–86,000 USDT.
• 90,000 USDT previously served as a psychological level but has now been lost and requires re-confirmation.

Resistance:
• 90,400–90,500 USDT — the zone of MA10, the first serious barrier for recovery.
• 93,000–94,000 USDT — the area of MA30 and previous consolidation.
• 95,500–96,000 USDT — the key maximum, which can only be surpassed with a strong fundamental catalyst.

Why is this situation happening?
The current correction is more technical than panicked. After rapid growth, investors are taking profits, especially amid a decrease in short-term momentum. The market also reacts to:
• redistribution of capital from BTC to altcoins after previous dominance growth;
• caution among large players amid macroeconomic uncertainty;
• decreased speculative demand after a series of unsuccessful attempts to hold above 95,000 USDT.

At the same time, signs of mass capitulation are absent: volumes are not explosive, the decline structure is controlled, and key supports are holding for now.

Forecast and possible scenarios:
Base scenario:
Consolidation in the range of 88,000–91,000 USDT with a gradual attempt to recover above 90,500 USDT. If successful, a move toward 93,000 USDT is possible.

Negative scenario:
A break below 87,800 USDT with consolidation lower could open the way to 85,000 USDT and shift market sentiment to more bearish in the medium term.

Positive scenario:
Holding above 93,000 USDT will return control to buyers and restore the scenario of testing 96,000 USDT, but currently this option seems less likely without external drivers.

Bitcoin is in a healthy correction phase within the broader market cycle. The key question for the coming days is maintaining support in the 87,800–88,000 USDT zone. As long as this level holds, the current decline can be seen as a pause before the next move, not as the start of a full trend reversal.

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