Bitcoin (BTC) price caught an unexpected bid by rallying to a session high at $88,500

Bitcoin extended its April. 1 gains as news that the Trump administration had not finalized its “Liberation Day” tariffs emerged.

Bitcoin price caught an unexpected bid by rallying to a session high at $88,500, but will the price gains be capped at a multimonth overhead resistance that is aligned with the 50-day moving average?

Key points:

Bitcoin extended its April. 1 gains as news that the Trump administration had not finalized his “Liberation Day” tariffs emerged.

Israel, Mexico and India have already rolled back their tariffs on US imports or suggested that they will not do “tit for tat” tariffs in response to the expected April 2 US tariffs.

Bitcoin (BTC) trades slightly below a 3-month descending trendline resistance where the price has consistently been rejected during past rallies.

Total market liquidations over the past 12-hour trading period have reached $145 million, with $69.4 million of the figure being Bitcoin shorts.

Data from Kingfisher, CoinGlass and Velo show short liquidations playing a role in today’s push above $88,500.

Crypto market liquidations in the past 12-hours. Source. CoinGlass

For the past few months, Bitcoin price has struggled to sustain the gains accrued from rallies that were largely driven by leverage.

However, as Rockwell Capital’s Chief Strategy Officer, Greg Bogdanski, points out, there are some positives that suggest that the market structure is slowly transitioning from bearish to bullish.

As shown in the chart below by CryptoQuant, recent rallies were accompanied by a strong bid in the spot market and the return of the Coinbase Pro premium, leading some analysts to speculate that the shift was influenced by buying from Strategy and other companies focused on building Bitcoin reserves.

Coinbase premium index. Source: CryptoQuant

Over the last two weeks, GameStop, MARA, Metaplanet and Strategy have all announced plans to buy more Bitcoin, with GameStop being on the verge of purchasing and Strategy actively adding to its BTC position.

GameStop secures $1.5B for possible BTC purchase. Source: Arkham

In the short-term, sustained spot buy volumes at Binance and Coinbase Pro, and the crypto and equities markets’ response to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs are the most impactful factors that will influence the current bullish momentum seen in Bitcoin price.

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