BTC · 1H · SIDEWAYS
My previous long read hit Target 2 at 81,500 — that's a completed move, and I'm treating it as such. Price ran from the 77,000 range floor all the way through 80,000 and into the 81,500 swing high cluster, which is exactly where I flagged the dense liquidation zone as the natural stall point. Now price is sitting at 79,659, round-tripping back into the middle of the same range that's been the battlefield since the August 20 ramp — 77,000 on the floor, 81,500–82,000 as the ceiling. I'm not touching this mid-range — no clean entry here, the R/R from 79,659 in either direction is garbage. The map below is what I'm watching for the next clean setup.
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LONG (CONDITIONAL) SCENARIO
Confirmation
77,000
Holding above 77,000 on a 1H close AND reclaiming 80,000 on a subsequent 1H close — the 80,000 level has acted as the mid-range pivot and the first liquidation cluster above sits at 80,549, so clearing that on a close confirms the range is resolving bullish.
Invalidation
75,661
Close below 75,661 — through the dense liquidation cluster below and into open air; the recovery structure from the August ramp is broken.
Target 1
81,500
The swing high cluster at the top of the range visible on this chart, the natural first magnet.
Target 2
84,615
The next dense liquidation cluster above; that's where fuel from the lower clusters gets spent and the move most likely stalls.
Risk/Reward
(84,615 − 80,000) / (80,000 − 75,661) = 4,615 / 4,339 ≈ 1.1:1 — marginal; I'm only taking this if the confirmation candle is clean and volume supports it
SHORT (CONDITIONAL) SCENARIO
Confirmation
80,500
Rejection at 80,500–81,000 with a 1H close back below 79,000 — that sequence prints a lower high inside the range and confirms the ceiling is holding again.
Invalidation
81,500
Close above 81,500 — above the swing high cluster and the top of the range; the short case is dead.
Target 1
77,000
The range floor and prior stop-hunt level, the first clean structural objective.
Target 2
75,661
The dense liquidation cluster below; that's the magnet below the range and where I'd expect a flush to accelerate through before reversing.
Risk/Reward
(79,000 − 77,000) / (81,500 − 79,000) = 2,000 / 2,500 = 0.8:1 — under minimum threshold; I'm only taking this if rejection at 80,500 is sharp with a clear wick and volume capitulation, tightening the invalidation to 81,000 to get the math to work
Resistance: 80,549 / 81,500–82,000
Support: 77,000 / 75,661
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