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How to view Bitcoin and Ethereum today. Today we won’t discuss feelings, only levels and directions. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are near key support and resistance levels, so market sentiment remains cautious, trading volume is weak, and the battle between bulls and bears is intense.

To summarize today’s market in three sentences on Christmas Eve:

First: Bitcoin has not shaken off the sideways and slightly bearish pattern. Breaking support means expecting a deeper correction.

Second: Ethereum needs to surpass short-term resistance to regain the right to push higher. However, the critical neckline still faces strong resistance.

Third: The market needs more incremental funds to enter before a true rebound can be seen.

Tonight’s levels will determine tomorrow’s trend. Currently, the 12-hour oscillation range is 86,000-90,000. Resistance zone is at 86,500-87,000, and Bitcoin is currently oscillating around 88,000. Short-term volume is insufficient, and bulls lack the strength for a significant breakout above resistance. Therefore, the four-hour structure remains bearish; until it breaks above 90,663, we cannot confirm a strong reversal.

So, today on Christmas Day, the strategy is to wait for a pullback to the actual support levels before going long. If there is no volume and we encounter resistance after a direct push, then we should consider shorting on rebounds or taking profits. What’s a more stable approach? When the price pulls back to 86,066-84,403 and stabilizes, we can consider low buying, aiming for rebounds to around 89,177-90,663. If volume remains weak, then reverse to short or reduce positions.

Let’s look at Ethereum’s real-time levels together. Support zone is at 2887-2970, and the resistance zone is at 2980-3030. Ethereum is currently oscillating within this range, breaking short-term resistance. 2980-3030 is critical; otherwise, it may continue to decline with a correction. The MACD and moving average structures in the short term show a lack of volume at higher prices. Previously, Tommy warned that the market’s incremental funds are not flowing in, and liquidity is weak. Major players are currently in a zone of position clearing. Retail traders should wait until large orders are cleared before considering entering, to avoid being caught off guard. Today, the market is waiting for a pullback to 2887-2788; once stabilized, consider low buying, aiming for rebounds to 3030. Encountering strong resistance, then consider high selling or shorting.

In one sentence, today’s direction is Bitcoin sideways with a bearish bias, waiting for a pullback to confirm a long entry; Ethereum needs to break above this short-term resistance to confirm a bullish bias. Currently, the market is in a consolidation range. Spot trading remains a day-trading rhythm of waiting for rebounds, high selling, and low buying on pullbacks.

Finally, let’s look at the liquidation zone map.

Christmas Eve is not peaceful; retail traders are also scared by the price. I am Tommy, a trader who trades while resting, and a supporter in the B circle. Don’t try to tough it out alone in this market.

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Levels are time-sensitive, and there may be delays in posting, so please refer to real-time quotes. Remember the two key points I mentioned in my previous article for this week: in the short term, focus on testing positions; once outside our target range, it’s the last chance to buy big before the end of the year. I am K-line Life Tommy, your real-time crypto butler #BTC#ETH