Bitcoin Chart Pattern Targets $78,000 — Key Levels to Watch

Bitcoin Price
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is trading at $71,552 after forming a bullish continuation pattern on the daily chart, bringing a projected breakout of 11%.

The U.S. CPI report for March on Friday is expected to show inflation surging to 3.3% year-over-year. However, a spike of around 1,300% in weekly Bitcoin ETF inflows and increasingly deeper outflows from exchanges suggest that BTC demand may be absorbing those macroeconomic pressures.

Bitcoin Price Forms Bullish Pattern as Weekly ETF Inflows Surge

Between late March and April 7, Bitcoin price formed a cup and handle pattern on the daily chart, a bullish continuation pattern in which a rounded recovery forms the cup and a mild pullback forms the handle before a potential breakout. The rounded bottom of the cup was formed through a correction at the end of March. The current correction from the April 7 high is part of the handle. In addition, this pattern offers a potential breakout of 11% if confirmed.

Volume behavior also aligns with this pattern. Selling pressure during the handle appears far lower than the buying volume that drove the rally on the cup. A decline in volume during the handle is typical for this pattern, indicating that sellers are fading rather than building momentum.

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Institutional conditions also reinforce this pattern. Weekly Bitcoin ETF inflows jumped from $22.34 million in the week ending April 2 to $312.27 million in the week ending April 7, up about 1,300%.

This surge occurs as Morgan Stanley plans to list (ETF) Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund on April 8 with a management fee of 0.14%, the lowest among all spot BTC ETFs.

However, ETF flows alone cannot confirm whether spot market participants hold the same level of confidence.

Exchange Outflows Deepen as Spot Buyers Continue Accumulating

Spot demand comes alongside the ETF surge. The change in net exchange position—an indicator tracking Bitcoin inflows and outflows from exchanges—deepened from -30,727 BTC on April 6 to -37,472 BTC on April 7. A negative value means more Bitcoin is leaving exchanges than entering. The 22% increase in the intensity of outflows in a single day suggests holders are likely moving BTC to storage at a continuously accelerating pace.

As exchange reserves continue to shrink, the available spot order book becomes tighter. When ETF inflows rise and exchange balances fall at the same time, the conditions for upward price acceleration become stronger. This combination also signals that the current pattern is truly supported by real demand, not just leverage-based speculation.

With both institutional and spot flows now supporting the BTC rally, the price chart will determine whether these signals lead to a breakout or stall.

Bitcoin Price Levels to Watch Ahead of Friday’s CPI

The neckline of the cup and handle pattern is at $73,238, aligned with the 0.618 Fibonacci level. Historically, this zone is typically where proportional corrections from the previous move end. A daily close above this level would confirm the pattern and open a measured target of $78,383, or about 7% above the neckline. The full 11% projection could reach even higher.

Before reaching the neckline, Bitcoin must convincingly reclaim the $71,649 level at the 0.5 Fibonacci level. A close above this threshold indicates the handle has finished.

The cup and handle pattern after a sharp recovery has its own nuance. The handle must stay above the midpoint of the cup’s depth for the pattern to remain valid. The current handle is still well above that midpoint, so the pattern structure remains intact.

Friday’s CPI release brings two possibilities. If BTC rallies despite the 3.3% inflation data being “hot,” it reinforces the narrative that Bitcoin serves as an inflation hedge.

If that data instead triggers a sell-off, the correction is likely to remain within the handle range and not break the pattern, thanks to the support from ETF and spot flows as explained above.

On the downside, $70,060 at the 0.382 Fibonacci level is the first support level. If it falls below $68,093, the handle’s strength could weaken quite significantly. If a breakdown penetrates below $64,915 at the bottom of the cup, the pattern becomes invalid altogether.

Right now, $73,238 is the dividing line between a confirmed breakout toward $78,383 or another correction back into the handle, with a possible retest of $68,093.
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