Bitcoin: Supply Crunch Is Real, So Is The Exit Risk

Dorine Cherop 111 Followers Follow Summary Bitcoin faces key resistance near $82,800, but I am bullish with a 12-month target of $95,000 and a stop-loss at $74,000. ETF inflows hit $3.52 billion in August, signaling institutional macro hedging, not long-term adoption, and creating a thin, volatile float. September catalysts (the CLARITY Act cloture vote and FOMC decision) will be pivotal; a clean break above resistance on volume could drive BTC toward $88,250–$90,000. I monitor ETF flows, real yields, and regulatory progress; three weeks of outflows over $400 million or BTC dominance dropping below 50% would trigger my exit. CreativaImages/iStock via Getty Images Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) is back above $80,000 and is facing a key resistance for the third time in weeks, following rejections at $81,235 on August 25 and $81,149 on August 28. That zone also halted the This article was written by Dorine Cherop 111 Followers Follow Dorine is a financial journalist passionate about making crypto accessible. With three years covering digital assets, market trends, and blockchain innovation, she helps readers stay ahead of developments that move markets, without the jargon. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.