{"id":58134,"date":"2026-05-04T03:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilynews.com\/blog\/?p=58134"},"modified":"2026-05-04T03:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:56:10","slug":"bitcoin-preps-highest-weekly-close-since-january-as-btc-price-nears-79k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilynews.com\/blog\/?p=58134","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin preps highest weekly close since January as BTC price nears $79K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin canceled out the week&#8217;s earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ct-prose-2 mt-4 pb-10 tablet:mt-6 desktop:mt-8\">\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $79,000 into Sunday\u2019s weekly close as crypto markets continued to be guided by the US-Iran war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-bullet\">\n<li class=\"\" value=\"1\">Bitcoin circles a key weekly level into the weekly close, with the highest close in several months on the table.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" value=\"2\">Analysis sees the mid-$80,000 zone and higher coming back into play.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" value=\"3\">Liquidity grabs form the basis for caution among some traders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BTC price nears highest weekly close in over three months<\/h2>\n<p>Data from TradingView showed BTC\/USD attempting to hold higher after cancelling out losses from earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing the week above $78,670 would deliver the pair\u2019s highest weekly close since late January.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 360px, (max-width: 1024px) 728px, 896px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=360,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 360w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=720,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 720w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=728,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 728w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 896w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1456,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1456w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1792,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1792w\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"635\" data-original=\"https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/BTCUSD_2026-05-03_17-59-47.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USD one-week chart. Source: Cointelegraph\/<\/em><em>TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Friday delivered a boost to risk assets as hopes of a fresh peace agreement between the US and Iran accelerated. On Sunday, however, US President Donald Trump appeared skeptical of ratifying Iran\u2019s latest peace proposals.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that he \u201ccan\u2019t imagine that it would be acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=893,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/Screenshot%202026-05-03%20at%2017.38.38.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 360px, (max-width: 1024px) 728px, 896px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=360,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/Screenshot%202026-05-03%20at%2017.38.38.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 360w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=720,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/Screenshot%202026-05-03%20at%2017.38.38.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 720w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=728,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/Screenshot%202026-05-03%20at%2017.38.38.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 728w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/Screenshot%202026-05-03%20at%2017.38.38.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 896w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1456,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/Screenshot%202026-05-03%20at%2017.38.38.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"893\" height=\"417\" data-original=\"https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/Screenshot%202026-05-03%20at%2017.38.38.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>Source: Truth Social<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite this, some crypto market commentators remained optimistic about the short-term outlook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrong consolidation on $BTC , and Friday gave us a slight insight in what&#8217;s likely to come,\u201d trader and analyst Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Van de Poppe referenced Friday\u2019s strong inflows to the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which totaled nearly $630 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think this will slow down in the coming week and that&#8217;s probably why we&#8217;re seeing a relatively shallow consolidation taking place,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe $79K area is a crucial zone. That needs to break. If this breaks, I&#8217;m assuming we&#8217;ll see more upwards momentum and I&#8217;ve got $86-88K as first resistance area and $92-94K as the crucial one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 360px, (max-width: 1024px) 728px, 896px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=360,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 360w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=720,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 720w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=728,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 728w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 896w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1456,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1456w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1792,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1792w\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"601\" data-original=\"https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHW-lPlbYAAjuXu.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USDT one-day chart. Source: Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin traders warn of liquidity games<\/h2>\n<p>Caution was also visible, with traders watching for liquidity grabs to the upside before a subsequent price reversal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: Here\u2019s what happened in crypto today<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarting to see a build of liquidity form below, but a take of the high liquidity and using that to dump,\u201d Crypto Tony commented on data from CoinGlass on the day.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 360px, (max-width: 1024px) 728px, 896px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=360,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 360w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=720,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 720w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=728,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 728w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 896w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1456,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1456w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1792,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1792w\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"657\" data-original=\"https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/_BTC%20Liquidation%20Heatmap(24%20hour)-2026-05-03_17_57_12.png?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC liquidation heatmap. Source: CoinGlass<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trading account JDK Analysis described the liquidity setup as \u201ctypically bearish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can clearly see fresh longs opening into the highs, while price continues to show signs of absorption &#8211; unable to push meaningfully higher despite increasingly aggressive market buying for now,\u201d it summarized in posts on X.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 360px, (max-width: 1024px) 728px, 896px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=360,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 360w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=720,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 720w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=728,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 728w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=896,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 896w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1456,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1456w, https:\/\/resizer.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,onerror=redirect,w=1792,q=90\/https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent 1792w\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"622\" data-original=\"https:\/\/payload.cointelegraph.com\/api\/media\/file\/HHZKxnNXsAAvCIH.jpeg?prefix=media%2Fcontent\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USDT 15-minute chart. Source: JDK Analysis\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This article is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice or recommendations. All investments and trades carry risk; readers are encouraged to conduct independent research before making any decisions.<\/p>\n<p>*********************************<\/p>\n<p>If one of the paying programs on our Monitor appeals to you, please support <em>EmilyNews<\/em> by registering for it on our website. 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