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        "rendered": "<div data-v-43e640e6>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Bitcoin price action stays lower after falling over 4% in hours.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Liquidity is already recovering, with short-term volatility increasingly likely as a result.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>BTC price predictions see a local bottom forming as low as $114,000.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\" title=\"null\">BTC<\/a>) struggled to reclaim $122,000 on Wednesday as exchange users bet on fresh BTC price volatility.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-10\/0199c2c5-66d5-7956-8c5c-801e706acf54\" title><figcaption><em>BTC\/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph\/TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Bitcoin tracks sideways after all-time high tumble<\/h2>\n<p>Data from <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/subscription.cointelegraph.com\/?_gl=1*enpnlb*_ga*MTE3NDE3MjgzMC4xNzE1NjcwODE1*_ga_53R24TEEB1*MTc0NDcyNDI2NS40MS4xLjE3NDQ3MjQyNjkuNTYuMC45MTY3MzAwMzI.\" title=\"null\">Cointelegraph Markets Pro<\/a> and <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/?exchange=BITSTAMP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">TradingView<\/a> showed BTC\/USD consolidating after a <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-sells-off-but-btc-derivatives-data-points-to-150k-by-year-s-end\" title=\"null\">snap 4.2% correction<\/a> the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>This had been broadly expected given successive all-time highs without serious upward momentum.<\/p>\n<p>As <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-squeeze-record-88-billion-open-interest-flush-worries\" title=\"null\">Cointelegraph reported<\/a>, rapidly increasing open interest (OI) on derivatives markets had added to suspicions that Bitcoin could retrace a chunk of its recent upside.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-10\/0199c2be-df82-71cb-9246-08505fff7166\" title><figcaption><em>Exchange Bitcoin futures OI (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cVery efficient price action tbh hence the low volatility thus far,\u201d trader Skew commented in an <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/52kskew\/status\/1975591240512291306\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">X post<\/a> Tuesday as the correction took shape.<\/p>\n<p>Skew subsequently noted \u201cpredatory\u201d behavior by large-volume traders on exchange order books.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Clear PvP -> Predatory price action on-going here via binance market on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>spoofing on the ask aka above price on spot<br \/>spoofing on the bid aka below price on perps<\/p>\n<p>How the predatory strategy works?<br \/>Aim is to temporarily hold or lift price via perps &#038; then push market lower by\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Skew \u0394 (@52kskew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/52kskew\/status\/1975613194673791372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Overnight, however, liquidity began to flow back into the market, with data from CoinGlass showing thickening bid-side and ask-side liquidity at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-10\/0199c2c2-81a1-7ed7-8433-7cc090338930\" title><figcaption><em>BTC liquidation heatmap. Source: CoinGlass<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Skew <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/52kskew\/status\/1975656426078150821\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">suggested<\/a> that a \u201cconsolidation range\u201d may result.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC price support puts $114,000 back in focus<\/h2>\n<p>Others considered where BTC\/USD could put in a reliable local floor, warning that this may be significantly below the current spot price.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/btc-price-october-breakout-odds-low-5-things-bitcoin-this-week\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>BTC October price breakout odds low: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween $121K\u2013$120K there isn\u2019t much support, which means price can cut through quickly if selling picks up,\u201d trader ZYN <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Zynweb3\/status\/1975621445486080353\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">reported<\/a> on X<\/p>\n<blockquote data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><p>\u201cBut just below, around $117K, nearly 190K BTC were last bought. That\u2019s a heavy cluster of recent buyers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-10\/0199c2bf-e82a-7731-98cb-8d4e416aafb3\" title><figcaption><em>Bitcoin cost basis distribution heatmap. Source: ZYN\/X<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ZYN used the cost basis of recent buyers to predict where demand should shore up the price.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we get a pullback into that range, it\u2019s the kind of zone where demand usually shows up strong buyers defending their entries, new capital stepping in. In short: weak cushion at $121K, but a very real floor forming at $117K,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Using its proprietary trading signals, trading resource Material Indicators also flagged $120,000 support, but said that a stronger foundation for a bounce <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MI_Algos\/status\/1975573193273282575\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">lay at $114,000<\/a>, near Bitcoin\u2019s 50-day simple moving average (SMA).<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-10\/0199c2c0-845b-71eb-b448-207b4ee7c490\" title><figcaption><em>BTC\/USD one-day chart. Source: Material Indicators\/X<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For crypto trader, analyst and entrepreneur Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe, the next buy zone extended down to $118,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin made a new all-time high, which is often a reference for people to be taking profits,\u201d he reasoned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><p>\u201cSlight pullback and we&#8217;re approaching my personal area of interest for potential dip buying.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-10\/0199c2c1-51cc-752f-81d8-a22d7b75303b\" title><figcaption><em>BTC\/USDT one-day chart with trading volume, RSI data. Source: Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe\/X<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\" type>This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. 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