Bitcoin Holds $80K, Eyes $84K Rally Tracking Wall Street Strength
Bitcoin holds above $80,000 after a 2.8% weekly gain, targeting $84,000 in a rising wedge amid Wall Street records, strong earnings beats, and easing US-Iran tensions with Brent retreating 15%. From March 2026 crash fears at 53% Polymarket odds for sub-$45K while trading $67K-$68K, BTC rallied 13% in April on $1.87B ETF inflows and MicroStrategy's $2.54B purchase amid $213M short liquidations. It reclaimed $80K on $630M inflows, hit $81,019 high testing $82K with $226M shorts liquidated, as Bitwise eyes explosive squeeze to $95K-$100K despite bear-flag risks.