Bull and bear battle imminent! Bitcoin approaches the "watershed" between bull and bear markets—can it break through and become a key factor for the future market?

Bitcoin is once again launching a fierce assault, currently approaching the critical “bull-bear dividing line” that will determine the future market trend. Is this rally the start of a new bull market, or a trap to lure buyers? Global traders are on high alert.

According to CoinGecko market data, Bitcoin has risen over 6.5% in the past week, stabilizing above the $72,000 mark, and earlier this morning (5th), it briefly surged past $73,000. This sharp rebound, driven by “strong inflows into Bitcoin ETFs,” has rekindled market hopes for a new bull run. However, it also faces a formidable obstacle that cannot be ignored.

Currently, Bitcoin’s price is gradually approaching the “bull-bear dividing line”: $73,750 to $74,400.

Over the past two years, this price range has been a “key battleground defining market fate.” Whether it marks the end of an upward trend or the bottom of a decline, it has played a crucial role. Earlier this year, it was seen as a strong support level and a potential demand zone for buyers.

To understand its significance, we need to look back to the first quarter of 2024. At that time, fueled by the historic approval of Bitcoin spot ETFs in the U.S., market funds flooded in, and prices surged. However, buying momentum waned around $73,750, leading to a sharp decline within months to the $50,000 level.

By early April 2025, this same price zone played a very different but equally decisive role. After Bitcoin broke $100,000 in February, it steadily declined, with selling pressure gradually exhausting around $74,400. Subsequently, the market reversed dramatically, soaring to a record high of $126,000 in October of that year.

Because of this history, the market has generally regarded this area as a “rock-solid support zone,” hoping that buying interest would emerge here to halt the decline. However, last month, Bitcoin broke below this line, causing the price to further plunge into the $60,000 abyss.

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