{"id":348919,"date":"2025-10-09T19:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/bitcoin-price-slumps-but-analysts-eye-180000-price-target\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:28:48","slug":"bitcoin-price-slumps-but-analysts-eye-180000-price-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/bitcoin-price-slumps-but-analysts-eye-180000-price-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Slumps But Analysts Eye $180,000 Price Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"nitro-lazy\">Bitcoin price was holding steady near the $120,000 mark today but recently slumped below that mark to $119,768. All this movement is after a <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-tops-121000-all-time-highs-up-next\">volatile<\/a> and bullish start to October.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts point to signs that the market <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-prediction-bombshell\">has entered<\/a> what many describe as the \u201ceuphoria phase\u201d of the current bull cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price surged more than 30% since the start of the year, buoyed by sustained inflows into U.S.-listed <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/bitcoin-hits-new-all-time-high-as-ibit-breaks-etf-records\">Bitcoin exchange-traded funds<\/a>, renewed investor confidence in digital assets, and expectations that the Federal Reserve will move toward cutting interest rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price briefly <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-teases-further-all-time-highs-above-125000\">touched above<\/a> $126,000 earlier this week \u2014 its highest ever \u2014 before easing slightly to the $120,000\u2013$123,000 range over the last couple of days as traders digested macroeconomic and on-chain signals.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin\u2019s late-stage rally<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the pause, on-chain analysts suggest that the broader uptrend may be far from over. Data frameworks like the Bitcoin \u201cCycle Master\u201d model <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoinmagazinepro.com\/charts\/bitcoin-cycle-master\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicate<\/a> that the market is entering a late-stage rally, historically marked by sharp price acceleration followed by steep corrections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The model divides bitcoin\u2019s long-term price range into undervalued, fair value, and overvalued zones \u2014 and currently places the upper \u201covervalued\u201d boundary around $260,000, with a more conservative cycle peak near $180,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p> <iframe title=\"I Used Data To Predict The Next Bitcoin All Time High\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxxKbsQupy0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The short-term holder Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoinmagazinepro.com\/charts\/short-term-holder-mvrv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ratio<\/a> \u2014 a measure of how much profit recent investors are sitting on \u2014 reinforces that view. When this metric has historically approached 1.7, Bitcoin has neared its top before major pullbacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At current realized price levels, that ratio would correspond to a bitcoin price between $180,000 and $195,000, suggesting room for continued upside before euphoria turns into excess.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Economic conditions affecting Bitcoin\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, macro conditions remain mixed. Minutes from the Federal Reserve\u2019s September policy meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/08\/fed-minutes-september-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> that most officials still see scope for rate cuts later this year, even as inflation concerns linger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-roars-past-118000-as-u-s-government-shuts-down\">U.S. government shutdown<\/a> and stronger U.S. dollar have tempered some of the \u201cdebasement trade\u201d narrative that previously fueled bitcoin\u2019s rise alongside gold.<\/p>\n<p>If the historical pattern holds, Bitcoin\u2019s current euphoria phase may carry it toward the $180,000\u2013$200,000 zone before sentiment shifts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For now, with prices steady around $120,000 and volatility compressing, traders are watching closely for the next leg higher \u2014 and for clues about when exuberance might turn into excess.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-slumps-analysts-eye-180k\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bitcoin price was holding steady near the $120,000 mark today but recently slumped below that mark to $119,768. 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