{"id":16283,"date":"2025-11-20T06:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-fights-to-reclaim-95k-resistance-as-implied-volatility-spikes-double-digits\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T06:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:24:26","slug":"bitcoin-price-fights-to-reclaim-95k-resistance-as-implied-volatility-spikes-double-digits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-fights-to-reclaim-95k-resistance-as-implied-volatility-spikes-double-digits\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin price fights to reclaim $95K resistance as implied volatility spikes double digits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Bitcoin price is trying to push its way back above the $95,000 mark after sinking to a local low near $89,000, a drop that sparked a sharp rise in implied volatility.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_b56098b10416b0e5e2819e36f9980e12\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bitcoin price is attempting to break $95K after dropping from $126K all-time highs.<\/li>\n<li>Rising implied volatility and options skew indicate that traders are bracing for bigger swings.<\/li>\n<li>Technical indicators hint at a brief relief bounce, but the downtrend remains intact.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>BTC was trading around $92,858 at press time, up about 1.8% on the day, but still down 9% over the past week and 14% over the past month. Since its Oct. 6 all-time high of $126,080, Bitcoin has now pulled back 26%.<\/p>\n<p>Spot trading has slowed noticeably. Daily Bitcoin (BTC) trading volume dipped 2.3% to $83.8 billion, suggesting traders are stepping back and waiting for a clearer direction. Derivatives, however, tell a different story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Futures volume is up nearly 15% to $123.2 billion, and open interest rose 3.9% to $67.4 billion. Rising open interest during a downturn typically means traders are hedging or leaning into short positions, not betting on a quick recovery.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-chain signals show soft demand<\/h2>\n<p>A Nov. 19 GlassNode Insights <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insights.glassnode.com\/the-week-onchain-week-46-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">report<\/a> shows Bitcoin is now trading below the short-term holder cost basis and the \u22121 standard deviation band. <\/p>\n<p>This puts many recent buyers in the red and makes the $95,000-$97,000 area a major resistance zone. The first indication that the market is regaining stability would be a clear move above that zone.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The report also notes significant increases in implied volatility across all maturities, the unwinding of speculative leverage, and large withdrawals from spot exchange-traded funds. With traders paying more for downside protection, especially around the $90,000 strike, the options skew is still strongly tilted towards puts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the DVOL index, which tracks how volatile options traders expect the market to be, has hit a monthly high, meaning bigger price swings could be coming.<\/p>\n<p>Selling pressure has led to short-term holders\u2019 realized losses reaching $523 million per day, their highest level since the FTX collapse. The next crucial level of support is the Active Investors\u2019 Realised Price, which is approximately $88,600.<\/p>\n<p>With $82,000 serving as the last significant structural support, a clear break below that level might trigger a more severe bearish phase.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin price technical analysis<\/h2>\n<p>The chart shows Bitcoin trading below all major moving averages, with the Bollinger Bands widening as price rides the lower band. This indicates strong downward momentum and a market looking for support. At 36, the relative shows that there is little momentum but not yet severe oversold conditions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bitcoin daily chart. Credit: crypto.news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most indicators are sitting in neutral territory, but a few are starting to show some bullish signs. The commodity channel index and Momentum have both turned positive, suggesting that if volatility eases, we could see a short-lived relief bounce. Still, the MACD remains deeply negative, and the average directional index at 40 shows the downtrend is still firmly in place.<\/p>\n<p>For sentiment to shift, Bitcoin needs to close back above $95,000, and ideally $97,000. If it can\u2019t reclaim those levels, the market remains at risk of another retest of $90,000, with a possible slide into the high-$80,000 range if sellers take control again.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price is trying to push its way back above the $95,000 mark after sinking to a local low near $89,000, a drop that sparked a sharp rise in implied&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16284,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16283\/revisions\/16284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}