1️⃣ Range lows holding = absorption Despite repeated sell pressure, BTC defending the range low is a big signal. That usually means:

Sell orders are being absorbed

Larger players are comfortable accumulating here If bears were truly in control, those lows wouldn’t survive multiple tests.

2️⃣ Short positioning near lows You’re spot on here.

The last two daily candle bodies look bearish enough to attract:

Late shorts

Breakout traders expecting continuation down

This often creates fuel for a move up because:

Shorts pile in near support

Any push up forces covering → adds buying pressure

3️⃣ Mid-range rejection ≠ bearish trend Getting rejected from mid-range twice doesn’t invalidate the range.

It simply confirms we’re still in range rotation:

Lows get tested → held

Mid gets rejected → liquidity built This is usually resolved with an expansion move, not endless chop.

4️⃣ $90k = decision level Completely agree here.

Break + hold above $90k → short squeeze + momentum shift

That opens the path to $93k

Clean acceptance above $93k would likely trigger range breakout and trend continuation

5️⃣ What would invalidate the idea Just to stay objective:

A strong daily close below range low

Or acceptance below it (not just a wick)

Until that happens, this is still buyers defending structure.

Bottom line Market looks like it’s:

Punishing impatient longs

Trapping aggressive shorts

Compressing energy near support

Those are usually the conditions before expansion, not breakdown.

Let’s see how BTC behaves around $90k — that’s the real tell 👀📊