📊 $BTC & $ETH Market Snapshot(17 December 2025)
BTC: Price is around $86.4K–$87.3K, trading sideways with slight downside pressure despite strong recent resistances. Current sentiment is cautious with sideways and mild risk-off behavior from broader markets.
ETH: Trading around $2.9K–$3.0K, showing weaker momentum and underperforming relative to BTC.
Market Cap / Trends: Total crypto cap struggling to reclaim ~$3T, indicating price consolidation.
ETH/BTC ratio: Roughly 0.0346, showing ETH slightly losing ground vs BTC.
📉 Short-Term Technical Setup
🔹 Bitcoin (BTC)
Resistance: ~$92K–$94K
Support: ~$85.5K then near psychological ~$80K
• BTC has been rejected at key descending trendlines, failing to break higher. Daily closing below $85.5K could deepen correction toward ~$80K.
• Sideways consolidative action suggests risk-off sentiment remains dominant.
Bias: Neutral–Bearish short-term until a decisive break above $92K.
🔹 Ethereum (ETH)
Resistance: ~$3.2K–$3.3K
Support: ~$2.8K–$2.9K
• Technical indicators (RSI & MACD) lean sell/weak across short-term frames.
•ETH’s trend is less strong than BTC — needs clear close above $3.2K to flip bias.
Bias: Neutral to slightly bearish unless $3.2K+ breakout.
🧠 Market Sentiment & Drivers
1) ETF outflows & risk aversion
BTC held near mid-$80Ks even with significant ETF outflows, signaling that institutional flows remain cautious.
2) Macro correlation
Crypto is behaving more like risk assets, moving with tech stocks rather than safe havens. Continued weakness in stocks may keep downward pressure.
3) Holiday liquidity thinning
Year-end trading tends to lack volume — expect choppy ranges unless new catalysts emerge.
📌 What to Watch Today
✅ BTC above $90K — bullish if reclaimed and held
❌ BTC breaks $85.5K daily — confirms deeper correction zone
✅ ETH above $3.2K — potential trend flip
❌ ETH below $2.9K — consolidative weakness persists
⚠️ Warning: Crypto markets are highly volatile. Always DYOR and trade at your own risk.
