Price range: ~ $88,000–$90,000 USD (recent live figures from market data). �
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Market Cap: Around $1.7T–$1.8T, making BTC the largest crypto by market value. �
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BTC’s price remains 29–30% below its October 2025 all-time high ($126,000). �
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In PKR terms (for local context), 1 BTC is approximately ₨ 24.9 million. �
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Key Concept:
🔹 Bitcoin’s market cap (price × circulating supply) signals its size and investor confidence. When price drops but supply stays constant, market cap falls — showing reduced total value held by investors.
2) 📉 Recent Trend & Volatility
BTC has gone through a pullback phase after hitting highs in 2025:
Price correction: BTC has fallen from peak levels, partially erasing earlier gains. �
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Volatility: Sharp intraday and weekly moves reflect how quickly sentiment can flip from bullish to bearish. �
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Educational Note:
Volatility is a measure of how drastically price moves. Bitcoin is historically volatile compared with stocks or gold, meaning bigger price swings — both up and down.
3) 📊 Technical Levels Every Student Should Know
Here’s how analysts look at Bitcoin price action in basic chart terms:
🔹 Support Levels (price floors)
~$85,000: critical near-term support (a price level where buyers may step in). �
Lower bands like $75k–$80k if support fails. �
🔹 Resistance Levels (price ceilings)
~$98,000–$100,000: key resistance zone — breaking above this could signal strength. �
Terminology:
Support = price zone where demand may push price up.
Resistance = price zone where selling pressure might cap further gains.
4) 🧠 Market Sentiment & Fundamentals
⚖️ Sentiment Signals
Fear and greed metrics (often used in crypto) recently showed neutral to cautious sentiment — neither extreme fear nor bullish euphoria. �
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Funding rates turning positive on some exchanges suggests longs paying shorts, traditionally a bullish bias but not a guarantee. �
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📈 Long-Term vs Short-Term Views
Fundamental signals like whale accumulation (big wallets buying) can be positive structural indicators. �
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Short-term traders watch momentum and breakouts, whereas long-term holders focus on Bitcoin’s scarcity and adoption narrative.
Professor-Style Insight:
Think of Bitcoin like a digital commodity: price is influenced by supply and demand, market psychology, macro conditions (e.g., interest rates, risk-on/off sentiment), and speculative capital flows.
5) 📚 Macro & External Influences
Bitcoin doesn’t move in isolation; it’s shaped by broader economic factors:
Interest Rates & Traditional Markets: Higher rates often reduce risk appetite for speculative assets like BTC. �
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ETFs & Institutional Flows: Outflows or reduced institutional buying can dampen momentum. 
