rewrite this title Bitcoin Breakdown Confirmed: Bearish Continuation Looms Despite Short-Term Bounce Setup

Bitcoin’s recent price action confirms a clear structural breakdown, ending weeks of compression and shifting momentum to the downside. While a short-term bounce remains possible as price fills nearby imbalances, the broader outlook stays bearish. Unless key resistance levels are quickly reclaimed, any upside move is likely to be temporary, with further downside pressure expected.

Rising Channel Breakdown Signals Shift In Structure

According to a BTC update by crypto analyst Columbus, the market structure has finally broken down after weeks of compression. Price had been coiling within a rising channel, forming higher lows that pressed into overhead resistance. Instead of acceptance higher, Bitcoin faced rejection at trend resistance, followed by a decisive breakdown.

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Current price action suggests continuation to the downside. What once looked like bullish compression has now transitioned into a potential distribution phase. Key liquidity levels now sit below. The $64,000 region stands as the first major magnet, supported by prior reactions and stacked bids. Beneath that, the $62,000 zone represents a deeper sweep area, especially if selling pressure accelerates.

Earlier expectations were clear: acceptance above resistance would confirm continuation, while rejection would trigger a move lower. However, the market has chosen the latter. Unless price quickly reclaims the channel and holds above the $68,000 level, any upward movement is likely to be a relief rally into supply, with short-term bias remaining bearish while monitoring reactions around $64,000.

Bitcoin 4H Structure Flip Signals Bearish Control

Analyzing Bitcoin’s 4H timeframe, analyst Minga noted that weekends, especially Saturdays, typically come with reduced movement. However, current bias leans neutral to slightly bullish, as price is reacting from the weekly lows region. Holding above the blue order block (OB) below remains key, as it keeps the door open for a potential retest of the $67,300 level.

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Despite that short-term bounce, the 4H market structure has already flipped bearish. The recent downside move has also left behind a noticeable imbalance, which the price tends to revisit and fill either over the weekend or heading into early next week.

A successful reclaim of the $67,300 level could trigger a stronger corrective move higher toward $68,800, which now stands as a critical zone for bearish continuation. Thus, any rally into it could present resistance and set the stage for another leg down in line with the broader trend.

There is also a possibility that the price will sweep into the lower boundary of the blue OB before any meaningful move higher. Regardless of the exact path, the imbalance left behind from the previous move is expected to be filled. For that reason, short-term sentiment leans slightly bullish on the lower timeframes, but with a bearish retest before continuation in line with the prevailing downtrend.

Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com