BTC Insight - July 3, 2026

Bitcoin rose 3% over the last 24 hours and returned to the $61.5K area.

After getting battered relentlessly last week, the market finally gave a breather. But it’s not necessarily safe yet.

What drove the increase?

• Weak U.S. economic data
Non-Farm Payrolls came in at only 57K versus the 110K expectation.
This makes the market start speculating that rate pressure could ease.

• Institutions & whales start scooping
Metaplanet bought 2,823 BTC.
Long-term holders also added 270K BTC since June.
Supply is starting to be absorbed again.

• ETFs return to inflows
After weeks of bleeding, spot ETFs finally recorded +$91.8 million in inflow on July 2.
An early signal that demand is starting to come back.

But don’t get carried away with euphoria just yet.

There are still major threats:

• Last June, ETFs still saw total outflows of $4.51 billion
• MicroStrategy begins changing its financing strategy, opening the possibility of selling some BTC
• Citi cut its 12-month target to $82K, citing weak ETF demand

Technically:
• RSI is currently 54—neutral, leaning toward healthy
• But the MACD histogram is already back in negative territory
• The rebound momentum is starting to look like it’s slowing

Conclusion:
This rebound is valid, but not strong enough to be called a trend reversal. As long as BTC hasn’t reclaimed major resistance levels with strong volume, the market remains vulnerable to fake pumps.

Don’t be fooled by green candles alone. Often, they’re just bait to pull in liquidity from people who are too quick to believe.
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