Technical analysis perspective from CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole.
With Bitcoin (BTC) trading at unprecedented levels near all-time highs, market participants are closely monitoring critical technical levels that could determine future price direction as potential support or resistance zones.
Here are three crucial price thresholds demanding attention in current market conditions.
$126,100: Expanding Pattern Boundary
This price represents the upper trendline of the broadening formation developing since mid-July, connecting July 15 and August 14 peak levels. Rejection from this resistance could initiate corrective movement toward the pattern's lower boundary, currently aligned with August 3 and September 1 low points.
$135,000: Gamma Concentration Zone
Successful breakout above the expanding pattern would shift focus to $135,000, where Deribit options data from Amberdata indicates market makers maintain net long gamma exposure. This positioning typically leads to volatility-suppressing trading behavior as market makers hedge by buying during declines and selling during rallies to preserve market-neutral status.
$140,000: Open Interest Magnet
The $140,000 strike call option represents the second-largest open interest position on Deribit, with notional value exceeding $2 billion. Significant open interest concentrations often create price magnetic effects, while call option writers (typically institutional entities) frequently implement hedging strategies that generate resistance near these high-interest strike levels.