Bitcoin’s (BTCThe price of cryptocurrencies has been a big hit in the last week. Analysts are speculating about its future after an extremely turbulent period. On February 27, cryptocurrency was down 10% in the last week and 3% for the last day.
Analysts and traders believe that Bitcoin could drop even further to close a CME-widening gap. Take a closer at this scenario and why it is important. Also, find out how low Bitcoin can go.
BTC/USD Daily Chart Source: TradingView
Bitcoin CME’s gap of up to $78,000 is likely to be closed
Market participants speculated on the possibility of filling a CME Bitcoin Futures gap under $80,000 after BTC’s most recent downward swoop on February 27.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange offers Bitcoin Futures. This is a regulated product on which institutional investors rely heavily.
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CME Futures are closed on holidays and weekends, unlike the spot market which is open 24/7.
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This is a common discontinuity creates “gaps” CME’s Bitcoin Futures Chart
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Historically, these gaps tend to act as magnets—it’s rooted in market psychology and institutional behavior, with Bitcoin’s price often returning to “fill” Over time, they will become more and more pronounced.
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As shown in the graph below, there is a gap below $80,00.
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Bitcoin briefly broke through $90,000. A subsequent drop in price left a large gap, between approximately $78,930 to $80,670, on the CME chart.

BTC/USD CME Futures chart, daily. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
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The technical analysts claim that Bitcoin may revisit this zone To close the gap prior to resuming a sustained trend upward.
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Historiquely, the $9,700 and $35,000 gaps in 2020 were often filled months after, usually during consolidations or corrections.
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Bitcoin’s 200 day exponential moving (EMA) is currently $79,500. The gap between the two aligns, confirming its importance as a support zone.
The Related Is BTC price about to fill a $78K Bitcoin futures gap?
The Bitcoin price could drop as low as $73,000
Participants in the market expect Bitcoin to continue its upward trend once it drops below $73,000, which will fill up the CME’s gap. According to AplhaBTC, a popular Bitcoin analyst, if this is not done the price could return to the all-time March 2024 highs of $73,000.
AlphaBTC has posted an article on 25. said:
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“Bitcoin is holding on for dear life” after losing support at $85,000.
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Recent sales have seen an asset fall below important levels of support. “finally fill in some of the inefficiency left from the Trump pump.”
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The BTC will fall lower towards March 2024 if it doesn’t stay above the CME difference of $77,000.
“The November CME gap is sitting at around 77K. Will #BTC be able to HODL here? or are we going back to test the highs from early Mar 2024?”

BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: AlphaBTC
Founder of MN Capital Michael van de Poppe argued If you take the BTC value below $85,500, there is a chance that the price will drop. “substantially high” As altcoins start to explode “massively against Bitcoin.”
The key levels for van de Poppe to keep an eye on are:
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The support zone of $72,000 was established during the rally in November 2024 after Donald Trump’s victory.
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This $65,000 range and $58,000-$60,000 is the demand area to be held.
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Bitcoin could have no other defenses if the August 2024 level of support is above $52,000.
CoinGlass data shows that there’s a lot of liquidity in the $70,000-$70,000 area.

BTC/USDT liquidation heatmap (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass
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Source: cointelegraph.com

