Analytics: market outlook and forecastsBitcoin / TetherUSBINANCE:BTCUSDTCrypto_robotics WHAT HAPPENED? Last week, after correcting to the $75,000-$74,000 zone, bitcoin continued its upward movement and updated the formed maximum. However, then the price was in a narrow sideways range for most of the week – it hardly moved. The buyer maintained the advantage by absorbing sales with limit orders. By Monday, the buyer attempted to update the maximum again, but to no avail. Now the range has expanded to $79,500-$77,000, volumes remain low, and the market is shrinking. At the same time, sellers continue to exert pressure. WHAT WILL HAPPEN: OR NOT? The base case scenario is continued growth. This is possible both from the current levels during further trading, and after a false breakdown of the sideways minimum. If the $76,500-$75,800 zone is tested and there is a reaction, long positions can be considered in order to update the current maximum. It’s too early to open short positions. However, such a scenario is not excluded: if the price goes lower and there is no reaction, we’ll monitor the formation of a downward structure and update our forecast. Buy zones $76,500–$75,800 (local buyer aggression) $73,200–$72,000 (initiative volume) $70,000–$68,700 (selling absorption) $67,500–$66,500 (accumulated volumes) $62,500 level $47,000–$40,000 (daily buy zone) Sell zones $82,000–$85,500 (volume anomalies) $87,600–$90,500 (accumulated volumes) IMPORTANT DATES Macroeconomic developments this week: • Tuesday, April 28, 3:00 (UTC) — announcement of Japan's interest rate decision; • Tuesday, April 28, 14:00 (UTC) — publication of the U.S. Consumer Confidence Index for April; • Wednesday, April 29, 12:00 (UTC) — German Consumer Price Index for April is published; • Wednesday, April 29, 14:30 (UTC) — publication of data on crude oil reserves in the United States; • Wednesday, April 29, 18:00 (UTC) — announcement of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, as well as the FOMC statement; Wednesday, April 29, 18:30 (UTC) — FOMC press Conference; • Thursday, April 30, 1:30 (UTC) — publication of the index of business activity in the Chinese manufacturing sector for April; • Thursday, April 30, 8:00 (UTC) — publication of German GDP for the first quarter of 2026; • Thursday, April 30, 11:00 (UTC) — announcement of the UK interest rate decision for April; • Thursday, April 30, 12:00 (UTC) — publication of the Bank of England's letter on inflation; • Thursday, April 30, 12:30 (UTC) — publication of US GDP for the first quarter of 2026, as well as the basic price index of US personal consumption expenditures for March and the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the United States; • Friday, May 1, 13:45 and 14:00 (UTC) is the publication of the index of business activity in the US manufacturing sector for April. *This post is not a financial recommendation. Make decisions based on your own experience. #analytics