The Bitcoin’s behavior around US Federal Reserve announcements has become one of the most consistent market patterns of the year. After every FOMC update, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has reacted with a noticeable downside move, underscoring how closely the asset is now tied to shifting interest-rate expectations and broader macro sentiment. What Future FOMC Meetings Could Mean For Bitcoin In an X post, analyst CryptoMichNL has mentioned that the Federal Reserve (FED) is preparing to update the printer from 2021 liquidity settings toward a more supportive 2025 stance. However, this doesn’t mean it will have an immediate impact on the markets, as these things take time. As a result of the update, Bitcoin has dropped after every Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in 2025, but these moves are primarily aimed at flushing out longs through high liquidations. Related Reading: Bitcoin In An Opportunity Zone? Hash Ribbons Flash New Buy Signal According to the expert, the actual move on the markets and the direction should come in the next 1-2 weeks, which would give a better outlook going into 2026. The bullish trend has remained intact, and the thesis is still valid. However, BTC shouldn’t break the lows during the FOMC flush. Instead, it should break the $92,000 resistance zone to retest the $100,000 level. Bitcoin is still moving in a choppy pattern, driven by illiquid order books and fast moves in both directions. CryptoMichNL has also highlighted that BTC is still in for a new upward breakout in the coming days to weeks. Despite the volatility, BTC has continued to form higher lows, which is a clear sign that an upward structure is building. CryptoMichNL noted that, as the price doesn’t break down anymore, the heavy correction in the market was highly manipulated and not organic, which is very natural for the market to return to normal. Why Bitcoin Market Structure Remains Intact Despite Deep Pullback Bitcoin has not proven to be any different from the cycle. A full-time crypto trader and investor, Daan Crypto Trades, pointed out that the good initial bounce is right off the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level, which is taken from the entire cycle move. Realistically, that was the lowest the price could go without breaking the broader weekly market structure. Related Reading: Did 2025 Mark A Bear Market For Bitcoin? Predictions Point To A $150,000 Rally In 2026 According to Daan, the invalidation is clearly the higher-timeframe outlook, and the November lows would become a very uncomfortable place for the bulls. As the year comes to an end, a lot of the 4-year cycle selling should also be diminishing. Meanwhile, Q1 2026 is shaping up to be extremely important as it will likely reveal where the BTC cycle will move next. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
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Tether has announced plans to acquire Italian football club Juventus. The top-tier stablecoin issuer announced on Friday that it has submitted a proposal to Exor to acquire its entire stake in Juventus, which represents 65.4%. Tether Plans to Invest €1B in Juventus According to the announcement, Tether is seeking to make a public offer for …
Zcash’s latest price movement has pushed the privacy-focused cryptocurrency back into the spotlight, as momentum builds around a potential breakout from a long-standing resistance zone. Related Reading: What’s Happening With The Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Dogecoin Prices Recently? After a sharp climb this week, traders are watching whether ZEC can extend its gains or whether technical pressures will stall the advance. The token surged more than 9% to reach around $455, standing out in a broader market that has mostly moved sideways despite renewed optimism following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy signals. Rising demand, shifting fee structures, and notable whale activity have all contributed to ZEC’s strong performance, but the technical picture remains mixed as the asset approaches a critical threshold. ZEC's price shows bullish momentum on the daily chart. Source: ZECUSD on Tradingview Dynamic Fee Proposal and Whale Demand Lift ZEC Zcash’s rally coincides with a key development effort from its contributors. Developers and Shielded Labs proposed transitioning from fixed transaction fees to a dynamic fee market, a change aimed at improving cost efficiency during periods of high activity. Market activity also intensified. Trading volumes rose sharply, and Cypherpunk Technologies expanded its ZEC holdings while adding Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox as an advisor. On-chain data indicated accumulation from large holders, including a wallet that increased its position and sent tokens to Hyperliquid to establish a long exposure. Such behavior has tightened the circulating supply at a moment when ZEC is testing historical resistance. Zcash’s broader performance this year further adds to the current market narrative. The token has posted returns exceeding 600% over the past 12 months, helped by rising investor interest in privacy assets and a constrained supply profile. ZEC Tests Multi-Touch Resistance as Bulls Aim for Continuation Despite the strong surge, Zcash now sits near a resistance zone, roughly between $460 and $485, that has repeatedly halted rallies in previous cycles. Technical readings show improving momentum on lower timeframes, supported by stable RSI levels and a constructive parabolic SAR structure. Spot inflow data has also flipped positive, suggesting buyers are re-entering rather than exiting on strength. If ZEC breaks above the $472–$485 range, analysts note potential upside targets at $506, $556, and possibly even $600–$620. Clearing this region would mark a shift from the most recent lower-high pattern and could accelerate trend continuation. Mixed Long-Term Outlook as New Cycle Signals Emerge However, some longer-term indicators raise caution. Wave analysis from multiple chart views suggests ZEC may have completed a major corrective structure earlier in the cycle, followed by a 60% decline and a weaker recovery. Bearish divergences in momentum tools and a rising parallel channel on shorter timeframes hint that the current bounce could still be corrective. A rejection at the resistance level may lead to a retracement toward $430, followed by the $370–$398 zone. A deeper breakdown could push prices below $300 if bearish structures reassert themselves. Related Reading: Do Kwon Falls Hard — Terraform Labs Chief Gets 15 Years For Wire Fraud For now, Zcash’s price action sits at a pivotal moment. A decisive move above resistance could extend the recent surge, but failure to break through may shift momentum back toward consolidation, or even a broader downtrend. Cover image from ChatGPT, ZECUSD chart from Tradingview
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A developing Three Bullish Drives pattern has just been identified on the Dogecoin price chart. According to the analyst’s report, this new technical pattern suggests the meme coin could be on the verge of a bottom, potentially marking its next key buying point for market watchers. This projected decline could extend the downtrend Dogecoin experienced over the past few months, which already wiped out most of the gains made earlier this year during the meme coin hype. Dogecoin Bullish Reversal Setup Reveal Buying Point Crypto analyst Trader Tardigrade has stated that Dogecoin may be close to forming a bottom on the daily chart, as it develops what appears to be a classic Bullish Three Drives pattern. He points out that the first 1.272 Fibonacci extension near $0.137, measured from Point 1 to Point 2, lines up with the descending resistance line formed by Points A and B. This alignment is significant, as it suggests that Point 3 may represent the next buying opportunity, potentially marking Dogecoin’s lowest level before a reversal. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Will Rally Before It Crashes, But What’s The Target? Trader Tardigrade’s chart shows the full Three Bullish Drives pattern taking shape, with three apparent dips labeled Points 1, 2, and 3. Each downward move follows the same harmonic rhythm seen in the sample pattern shown in the chart’s inset. Points A and B, between $0.159 and $0.155, form lower highs, creating a strong resistance line that the Dogecoin price continues to respect throughout the pattern. The repeated appearance of the 1.272 Fibonacci extension reinforces the setup, showing that the market is following the expected price behavior of this chart formation. Point 3, which sits between $0.131 and $0.124, stands out as a major turning point for investors. What this means is that Trader Tardigrade expects Dogecoin to temporarily decline to this lower buy point before moving back upwards. The momentum from DOGE’s projected rebound is expected to push its price toward $0.155. Although the analysis initially forecast that Dogecoin would hit a bottom, it also suggests that the recent downtrend, which has seen the meme coin’s price crash by roughly 20% this month, may be approaching its end. Falling Wedge Signals Strong Upside For DOGE A market expert identified as ‘Crypto King’ on X suggests that Dogecoin has strong bullish potential, as a clean Falling Wedge pattern is forming on the daily chart. He highlighted that the DOGE price is currently compressing against the trendline, signaling that the market may be gearing up for a significant move. Related Reading: Analyst Says Dogecoin Price Is Ready To Fly, Here’s Why According to Crypto King, once the market structure is broken and the diagonal resistance is reclaimed, a rapid surge toward $0.27 could unfold for Dogecoin. At its current price of $0.14, this would represent a staggering 92.86% gain. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
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Dogecoin traders have heard the “five-cent” call before. It’s the kind of number that sounds like bait until price action starts behaving like it might actually get there. On Friday, DOGE was changing hands around $0.140, up slightly on the day, while bitcoin hovered near $92,300. That’s the backdrop for a fresh warning from YouTube analyst VisionPulsed, who told viewers his “base case” is that Dogecoin revisits the $0.05–$0.06 zone over the next 12 months — a window that drags the target straight into 2026. Will Dogecoin Crash To $0.05 In 2026? In the video posted on December 11 and titled “WHY IS DOGECOIN CRASHING!? BITCOIN RALLY COMING OR BULL TRAP FOR 5 CENT DOGE in 2026!?, the gist of his argument is pretty simple: if bitcoin is in a bear regime, DOGE doesn’t need an extra reason to bleed. “The base case here is that Bitcoin has entered a bear market,” he said, pointing to a cluster of indicators he watches, including an 8-day moving average near $102,000 and the Gaussian Channel. As long as BTC sits below those levels — he cited roughly $103,000 as a line in the sand — he thinks the path of least resistance for Dogecoin trends down toward five cents. Related Reading: Dogecoin Could Stage A 600% Rally In 2026 If This Multi-Year Support Holds And he wasn’t exactly selling it as a clean, one-way trip. There’s a lot of “chop zone” talk in the video — his term for the period where traders get whipsawed trying to long bounces and short dips. “The peanut gallery,” he called it. His chart-based rationale leans on a familiar pattern from 2022: even when bitcoin managed a relief rally, DOGE still printed lower lows at points. “There is no guarantee that Dogecoin will have a relief rally. As you can see, in 2022, Dogecoin did indeed have a relief rally for the final pump with Bitcoin, […] but you can also see that Bitcoin made higher lows throughout the spring as Dogecoin made lower lows,” he said. In his view, one of those “unfinished” spots sits closer to $0.10 first — and then the uglier number comes back into play depending on how bitcoin behaves. That sequencing matters because it’s exactly where traders get themselves into trouble. If bitcoin bounces, DOGE might bounce too. Or it might not. VisionPulsed kept hammering that there are “many indicators” suggesting a BTC relief rally is possible, but “no guarantees” Dogecoin participates — a point he tried to underline by comparing the current tape to MicroStrategy’s tendency to go flat for weeks before a sharp move. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Volatility Returns as Market Weighs Bullish Indicators Against Recent Dip Then there’s his timing framework, which is more narrative than math but still widely used in crypto circles: the idea that around 140–150 days from a major top, markets often produce a final meaningful rally — and then price doesn’t revisit those levels for a long time. He cited examples across prior cycles (2014, 2018, 2019, 2022) to argue that once bitcoin falls into that “channel” regime, it tends to stay there until the broader downtrend has done its work. So what does $0.05 actually mean from here? From roughly $0.14, it’s a drawdown of about 64%. That’s violent, but not exactly exotic in DOGE history — which is why the call lands with some traders even if they hate hearing it. The big escape hatch, per VisionPulsed, is a bitcoin breakout: if BTC makes a new all-time high by February, he argues the bearish “base case” gets invalidated and DOGE can do what DOGE does when the market turns risk-on. Until then, he framed $0.05–$0.06 as the boring, brutal probability-weighted outcome. “So the base case for the next 12 months is essentially at some point Doge will most likely come down to these five to six cent range unless Bitcoin goes up and makes a new alltime high before February. If Bitcoin makes a new all-time high by February, then Doge will avoid that [$0.05 target] and start pumping to the moon like everybody wants,” he concluded. At press time, DOGE traded at $0.14. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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