Bitcoin Price Nears Breakout Zone – Altcoin Rallies Could Follow
Bitcoin is once again testing key resistance levels, trading at around $117,300 after gaining momentum through September.
The move comes as traders monitor liquidity zones and anticipate whether the world’s largest cryptocurrency can sustain its climb toward new highs.
Data from Binance shows BTC hitting an intraday peak of $117,888, with relative strength index (RSI) levels on the daily chart sitting near 62 — a signal of growing bullish pressure but not yet in overbought territory. This technical setup highlights Bitcoin’s attempt to break out of a consolidation range that has held for weeks.
Liquidity Zones Drive Market Volatility
Crypto Rover flagged that “topside liquidity is being grabbed right now,” pointing to a cluster of liquidations in the $116,500–$118,000 range.
Heatmap data confirms significant liquidity pools above the current price, while downside liquidity remains concentrated near $114,000. This positioning suggests volatility could intensify as traders reposition around these zones.
Key Resistance in Focus
Michaël van de Poppe, another closely watched analyst, stressed that the crucial test will be whether Bitcoin can push through the $118,000–$120,000 resistance area.
He argued that once BTC finds stability above this range, the next phase of the cycle could bring strong movements across altcoins. “The more important part; will Bitcoin break through this crucial resistance zone? Once Bitcoin stabilizes, we’ll start to see big breakouts on altcoins occur,” he noted.
What It Means for Altcoins
If Bitcoin holds above $117,000 and clears the resistance cluster, analysts believe momentum could carry prices back toward the $123,000 range, last tested in early summer. On the other hand, failure at this level could drive a retest of $114,000, where downside liquidity is stacked.
With Bitcoin’s next move hanging in the balance, attention is also turning toward altcoins. Historically, periods of BTC consolidation have opened the door for capital rotation into other digital assets. Analysts suggest a decisive breakout above $120,000 may accelerate this shift, potentially sparking fresh rallies across the broader market.
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Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coindoo and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
