BTC hovers near $80K after brief break above $81,000
Bitcoin (BTC)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Bitcoin briefly broke past the $81,000 mark on August 25 before encountering heavy technical resistance. The price is now hovering indecisively around the $80,000 level, which is viewed as a significant inflection point for those seeking a buy opportunity before a potential surge to $100,000. Several factors are cited as making this level crucial for the asset's trajectory. The outlet notes that Bitcoin has once again reached this specific threshold.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BTC, measured when this story was written up on 28 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
BTC is trading at $80,249.58, with spot volume reaching $1,297,370,375 over the last 24 hours. The 1-hour buy ratio stands at 43.1%, while the 4-hour ratio is slightly higher at 47.7%, both trailing the 24-hour average of 45.2%. This indicates that short-term buying pressure is fading relative to the daily trend. Volume delta reflects this weakness, showing a net outflow of -$4,402,810 in the last hour and -$7,192,899 over four hours. The 24-hour volume delta is -$123,102,218, with a cumulative CVD of -$97,886,034, meaning sellers have dominated the flow for the majority of the day. Net buying occurred for only 9 of the 24 hours, highlighting a clear imbalance against buyers.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.7% sits at the 18th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Twenty-four hours later
What BTC did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for BTC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 51.1%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 45.2% notably weaker by 5.8 percentage points. Volume has also slowed significantly, trading at just 0.65x the weekly average. While the price rose 9.9% over eight days, the current day is an unusual one for the coin, characterized by lower participation and net selling compared to the prior week's positive volume delta of +$171,556,665. Only 5 of the last 7 days saw net buying, suggesting this recent dip is part of a broader cooling trend rather than an isolated event.