# 5 price levels that decide where crypto goes after Bitcoin's near breakdown

Crypto price map after Bitcoin's flush to $79,750: $81,000 support, $87,200 trigger, $95K–$97K confluence, $75,500 and $67,000 buy zones, plus ETH and HBAR.

Source: https://cikabet.top/5-price-levels/ · based on the channel [Gareth Soloway](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwTu6kD2igaLMpxswtcdxlg) · Video: [Bitcoin Came THIS Close to Breaking Down: $97K Next?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5p7VdWDV-E) · 2026-10-20

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## Key takeaways

- Bitcoin flushed to about $79,750 and closed back above the $81,000 support line.
- A daily close above $87,200 activates the upside confluence at roughly $95,000–$97,000.
- A daily close below $81,000 opens $75,500 (25% buy) and then the $67,000 zone for the rest.
- Ethereum's heavy buy zone sits just below $2,000, with a $2,800 retest on a breakout.
- HBAR swing trade was taken on a retrace to the scene of the crime with a target near $0.10.

Crypto traders watching Bitcoin got a clean answer this week: the market is boxed between $81,000 support and $87,200 resistance, and only a daily close outside that band decides whether the next stop is $97,000 or $75,500. The flush to roughly $79,750 was bought back, the bullish structure survived, and the plan for both directions is now purely mechanical. Anyone comparing exchange costs before acting can check the [Coinbase tier-one fee signup](https://coinbase.com/aff/verifiedinvesting) referenced in the breakdown.

## Why the $81,000 line is the whole crypto conversation right now

Bitcoin hammered $81,000 support again, dipped to about $79,750, and closed back above the line — a failed breakdown rather than a confirmed one. That sequence matters more than the intraday wick: sellers got the flush they wanted and could not hold it, which keeps the broader bullish structure intact. Gareth Soloway's read is that Bitcoin has been hanging in there even while the AI trade and the Nasdaq slid, and relative strength during a risk-off tape is itself information. He also holds no swing position in Bitcoin, long or short, while price sits inside a range of roughly $6,000 — the range is too wide to risk capital in the middle and too tight to justify a directional bet.

## The three factors that line up at $95,000 to $97,000

The upside case only activates on a daily close above $87,200, and above that level three independent measurements converge:

1. A rising trend line that currently projects into the low $90,000s and climbs toward $95,000 as it extends into late November.
2. A measured move taken off the consolidation, which projects $96,000 to $97,000.
3. The prior pivot highs sitting in the same $95,000 to $97,000 band, confirming the confluence rather than contradicting it.

When a trend line, a measured move and old pivot highs all point at the same zone, that zone becomes the logical place for a first serious supply test. The trend line's slope is the reason the target is not static: the same line that sits near $91,000 today carries into the mid-$90,000s by late November, so time works in favor of the bulls as long as $81,000 holds.

## What a daily close below $81,000 actually opens

A daily close below $81,000 flips the map and puts $75,500 in play as the first downside objective. That is not a level to back up the truck at — it is a level to start with a partial position of roughly 25%, keeping most of the dry powder for the deeper zone. The $67,000 area is where the remainder of the planned allocation goes, and it is treated as the accumulation zone rather than a stop-out point. The logic behind buying in tranches is simple: nobody knows whether $75,500 holds, so sizing the first entry small keeps a further slide from becoming a psychological event. Soloway has said publicly, including to Crypto Banter, that he would not go all in at $75,500 — the plan is staged, not binary.

## Why the cycle low is treated as in until proven otherwise

The working assumption is that the cycle low is already behind the market, and that assumption stays valid until price proves otherwise with a daily close below $81,000. This is a framework, not a prediction: it tells you which side of the range you should be leaning toward and where that lean gets invalidated. The practical benefit is that it removes the need to guess a bottom in real time. If support breaks, the framework updates and the buy zones below become the focus; if resistance breaks, the confluence at $95,000–$97,000 becomes the first place to manage risk on longs.

## Ethereum and HBAR setups inside the same crypto map

Ethereum is trading in a range with a heavy buy zone just below $2,000 and a $2,800 retest as the breakout objective. The structure mirrors Bitcoin's: a defined floor where accumulation makes sense and a defined ceiling that, once cleared, opens the measured move. HBAR offered a different kind of trade — a swing entry on a retrace to the scene of the crime, meaning the level where the prior breakout originated, with a target near $0.10. That setup is a textbook example of buying a pullback into a broken level rather than chasing the initial move, and it was taken with Smart Money Crypto members rather than improvised live.

## The questions traders keep asking about this setup

Two themes dominate the reaction to this breakdown. The first is exchange cost: several viewers argue that Coinbase fees and spreads are too high, which is exactly why the tier-one fee pricing offer exists — accounts idle for 30 days qualify, and so do viewers who originally joined under someone else's link. The second is disbelief that a bullish analyst would carry no Bitcoin position at all; the answer is that a $6,000 range with no edge in the middle is a reason to wait, not a reason to force a trade. A third recurring question is how to short Bitcoin on Coinbase, and the honest answer is that spot platforms are not built for it — short exposure requires derivatives or futures elsewhere, with all the leverage risk that implies. The most underrated comment in the thread is about emotional trading: many traders lack a game plan because they do not know enough to build one, which is why written levels beat live improvisation every time.

## Conclusion

The actionable takeaway is a two-sided map: $87,200 on a daily close for the run at $95,000–$97,000, and $81,000 on a daily close for $75,500 and then $67,000. Bitcoin's recovery from about $79,750 keeps the bullish structure alive, but the absence of a swing position shows that patience inside a $6,000 range is a strategy, not indecision. Ethereum's sub-$2,000 zone and $2,800 retest, plus the HBAR retrace trade toward $0.10, apply the same discipline to altcoins. The analysis comes from Gareth Soloway on his channel, where the charts and levels are walked through directly. Traders who want tier-one fee pricing before placing the next order can use the [Coinbase registration link from the video](https://coinbase.com/aff/verifiedinvesting).

## Questions & answers

**Is Bitcoin's bullish structure still intact after the drop to $79,750?**

Yes, as long as the market keeps closing above $81,000 on a daily basis. The flush below that line was rejected and price recovered, which is a failed breakdown rather than a confirmed one. A daily close under $81,000 would invalidate the structure and shift focus to $75,500.

**What happens if Bitcoin closes above $87,200?**

A daily close above $87,200 activates the upside confluence at roughly $95,000 to $97,000. Three factors meet there: a rising trend line, a measured move off the consolidation, and prior pivot highs. The trend line keeps climbing, so the target zone carries into late November.

**Why hold no Bitcoin position inside the range?**

The range is about $6,000 wide, which is too much risk for a mid-range entry and too little reward to justify a directional bet. Waiting for a close above $87,200 or below $81,000 gives a defined invalidation level. Trading without that level is what produces whipsaw losses.

**Can you short Bitcoin on Coinbase?**

Coinbase is primarily a spot exchange, so short exposure is not part of the standard offering. Traders who want to short Bitcoin typically use futures or derivatives platforms, which carry leverage and liquidation risk. For most spot holders, the practical alternative is staged buying at the $75,500 and $67,000 zones.