Bitcoin traders are talking about 5 things this week.

BitcoinBTCAs traders keep their targets to the downside, ) begins the second half of September with crucial resistance.

• Bitcoin’s price has dropped below $112,000 this weekend. However, fears are growing of a correction by 10% or more.

• CPI week has returned and investors are waiting to see how big the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut next week will be.

• The institutional data is beginning to suggest that there are problems with the institution “rotation” The transition from BTC exchange traded products to Ether is complete.

• Bitcoin whales have brought back the bear market of 2022 with their massive selling in the last month.

• Binance has been in the news recently due to a possible BTC top price warning by market takers. 

BTC prices below $100,000 are a concern

Bitcoin managed avoid volatility Data from the latest week’s close is a good indicator of how data will be viewed. Cointelegraph Markets Pro You can also find out more about the following: TradingView shows.

The $112,000 target remains the most popular amongst traders who are hoping to see a flip between resistance and support.

CrypNuevo analyzed the exchange order-book liquidty and flagged $106,700 a significant level for downside.

“If the previous range lows continue to be resistance, price will attempt to hit the liquidation at $106.7k,” He posted a part in X Sunday’s thread.

The following are some of the ways to get in touch with us. Cointelegraph reported. attention is now focused how low BTC/USD might drop if there was a capitulation.

Fibonacci Retracement Levels are converging with the level of $100,000. “worst case scenario.”

Coin Signals is a Telegram-based analytics channel that has set a lower target for Bitcoin of 30%, which it says will be surpassed by the latest highs.

“Based on cycle’s default correction % and time taken to hit lows from a local top, BTC could see a -30% correction from local top $124k, Bottoming in the last week of SEP or first week of OCT,” A part of a X is indicated.

This scenario would place BTC/USD around $87,000.

CPI Week comes as Fed is behind schedule

Some classic US economic data prints are due this week — at a time when markets are already convinced about what lies ahead.

Producer Price Indexes (PPI) & Consumer Price Indexes (CPI), respectively, will be released Wednesday & Thursday. 

Signs of inflation are on the increase labor-market weakness are increasing — a headache for the Federal Reserve, but one that markets believe they already know the response to.

CME Group data FedWatch Tool It shows that all odds are priced into the likelihood of the Fed reducing interest rates during its meeting in September next week. Even a small chance exists that the Fed will cut rates more than the minimum of 0.25%.

It comes as a result of growing criticism against the Fed, which is credited with maintaining interest rates throughout 2025 while all other central banks have reduced theirs.

“The European Central Bank and the Bank of England have cuts rates 4 and 3 times this year, respectively. The Bank of Canada has cut rates 2 times, as has the Swiss National Bank, which became the first major central bank to bring rates back to 0%,” The Kobeissi Letter: A trading resource noted Monday, X. 

“Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve remains on hold with 0 rate cuts in 2025. US monetary policy is in its own world.”

Recession fears are also swirling, with Kobeissi reporting on a dip in construction spending — something it describes As a “key recession signal.”

“While seasonal trends point to weakness ahead, the longer-term path for the S&P 500 will come down to the economy once the Fed starts cutting rates again,” The latest update of the regular series from Mosaic Asset Company continues to “The Market Mosaic.”

Mosaic explained the US must avoid recession in order to keep stocks afloat. Gold and silver are both currently on the rise, while Bitcoin is lagging behind.

“Over the long run, stock prices ultimately follow earnings which is why the economic outlook is critical,” The word “stress” is used to describe the way in which it has been stressed.

The Institutions “re-rotating” into Bitcoin

A buzz about an institution capital “rotation” Ether, the second largest altcoin after Bitcoin (ETHIt already seems to be cooling.

🚨 Last week, US spot ETFs experienced the largest outflow of $787.7M. BTC ETFs had a weekly total inflow of $246.4M. pic.twitter.com/jWe4Ach9KJ

— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) September 8, 2025

Inflows of BTC to exchange-traded product (ETP) denominated products ended the week on a positive note, contrasting sharply with ETH counterparts.

Andre Dragosch of Bitwise’s European Research Head, Andre Dragosch uploaded figures to X on Monday that show Bitcoin ETPs have added $444,000,000 in just five days, up until Sept. 5.

Ether ETPs experienced net outflows over $900 Million during this period.

“Interesting to see a renewed ‘re-rotation’ from $ETH back to $BTC in terms of global ETP flows last week,” Dragosch commented.

The US Bitcoin ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) finished the week with a profit of around $250 Million. 

The latest data from a UK Investment Firm Farside Investors Four straight days, net outflows of spot Ether ETFs totaled more than $700 million.

Bitcoin whales have returned

CryptoQuant’s blockchain analytics platform is worried about this trend when it comes to Bitcoin investment.

Whales have reduced their BTC exposure and the recent distribution of market shares is comparable to that seen in the 2022 bear market.

“In the last thirty days, whale reserves have fallen by more than 100,000 BTC, signaling intense risk aversion among large investors,” In one of CryptoQuant’s “Quicktake” blog posts.

This 30-day whale balance drawdown The largest weekly increase since the middle of 2022 was through last week. BTC/USD at the time was about halfway through its most recent bear marketThe lowest point was $15,600 in November of that same year.

“At this time, we are still seeing these reductions in the portfolios of major players, which may continue to pressure Bitcoin in the coming weeks,” Oliveira added.

The following are some of the ways to get in touch with us. Cointelegraph reportedAs large amounts of liquidity enter and leave exchange order books, the impact has been noticeable on price movements.

Alarm raised by Taker buy/sell ratio

Binance is the world’s largest exchange. Its Bitcoin Futures Market has been under close scrutiny due to a decline in liquidity across all perp markets.

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CryptoQuant’s new research this week highlights a classic bull market signal.

The taker buy/sell ratio, or the ratio of the volume bought divided by the volume sold, has been making new lows, while the price is increasing.

“Bullish divergence of the Taker Buy/Sell Ratio has repeatedly occurred during the price bottom or sideways consolidation phases of this Bitcoin bull cycle, which has been ongoing since 2023,” Contributor Mignolet summarised in another “Quicktake” post.

Mignolet reports that such behavior was typical of the peak in the 2021 bull market. The volume this time is however different because of the institutional activity.

It is possible that the situation will still be precarious in case this trend continues.

“To be blunt, all liquidity is weakening,” The post ends. 

“If this liquidity recovers, the market likely isn’t over yet. However, if liquidity doesn’t recover despite numerous positive catalysts, the situation could become serious.”

Binance Bitcoin Futures has traded since 2019 and have since seen “colossal” Volumes of more than $700 trillion.

“This staggering number surpasses the estimated value of the global real estate market and is five times larger than the combined capitalization of global equities or bonds,” CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost noted Sunday.

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