Bitcoin (BTC) Has Significant Resistance Levels Just Ahead, On-Chain Data Shows

In a new post on X, the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock has discussed how BTC support and resistance levels are looking from an on-chain

On-chain data from IntoTheBlock highlights a massive Bitcoin supply wall in the vicinity of the $97,200 price level, posing a potential hindrance to BTC’s further advances.

According to a recent analysis by IntoTheBlock, Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be facing significant resistance at price levels just ahead, based on on-chain supply distribution.

The analysis, shared in a new post on X, aims to identify support and resistance levels for BTC from an on-chain perspective. In on-chain analysis, the potential of any price level to act as support or resistance lies in the amount of supply that was last transferred or purchased at it.

The chart below from the analytics firm shows the supply distribution of the cryptocurrency at price levels near the current spot Bitcoin value.

In the graph, the size of the dot correlates to the amount of BTC that investors last bought in the corresponding price range. It would appear that the $96,400 to $98,400 range currently has a particularly large dot associated with it, which implies these levels host the cost basis of a significant number of holders.

More specifically, around 1.6 million addresses last acquired a total of 1.57 million BTC inside the range. Since Bitcoin is trading under these levels at the moment, all of these investors would be underwater.

Holders in loss can be desperate to recoup their investment, so selling from them can sometimes occur as soon as the price of the cryptocurrency rises back to its cost basis.

While selling from a few investors isn’t anything to write home about, when the price is retesting a range holding the acquisition level of a significant number of addresses, a reaction large enough may be produced to influence the asset’s value.

The $96,400 to $98,400 range is clearly quite large, so it’s possible that it could be the reason why Bitcoin has been unable to find any bullish breaks during the past week.

Just like how supply blocks above the spot price can end up acting as a source of resistance for the asset, those below can be a point of support. This happens because investors who were once in profit may believe that the price would go up again in the near future, so they could decide to double down on their bet and take advantage of the ‘dip’.

Currently, $93,400 to $96,200 is the strongest support wall that BTC has out of the nearby ranges. However, it contains a lower amount of supply than the aforementioned resistance block, meaning that its effect should be weaker.

If the support range is lost, there are only thin walls waiting for Bitcoin up to $81,800. It now remains to be seen whether Bitcoin can surpass the resistance, or if it would find itself retesting one of these weaker support levels.