Bitcoin Bulls Need to Reclaim This Key Level for a New Run at $125K

Key points:

• Bitcoin bulls are busy flipping key levels back to support; can they crack $118,000 next?

• New all-time highs are on the horizon if the Fed reaction uptrend continues.

• Exchange traders are already bringing in large lines of liquidity on either side of price.

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to flip $117,000 to support on Thursday as the Federal Reserve interest-rate cut boosted crypto markets.

BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Watch these Bitcoin price levels next, say traders

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining up to 1.3% after the daily close.

Volatility hit as the US Federal Reserve announced its first rate cut of 2025, coming in at 0.25% to match market expectations.

After a brief dip below $115,000, Bitcoin rebounded, liquidating both long and short positions to the tune of over $100 million over 24 hours.

Among traders, hopes were high that bulls would cement support and continue on to challenge all-time highs.

“The more important part; will $BTC break through this crucial resistance zone?” crypto trader, analyst and entrepreneur Michaël van de Poppe queried in a post on X.

An accompanying chart showed the bulls’ next battle at $118,000. 

“All I’m sure about is that, once Bitcoin stabilizes, we’ll start to see big breakouts on Altcoins occur,” he added.

BTC/USDT one-day chart with RSI, volume data. Source: Michaël van de Poppe/X

Popular trader Daan Crypto Trades agreed on the significance of the $118,000 mark. During dovish comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium in August, that level formed a local top as BTC price action strengthened.

“$BTC The $118K level is important as it is the high volume node within this range. Meaning most volume traded at this price level,” he noted on X.

The post concluded that BTC/USD would “quickly visit” all-time highs should $118,000 flip to support.

BTC/USDT perpetual contract one-day with volume data. Source: Daan Crypto Trades/X

Liquidity builds with BTC price wedged

A look at exchange order-book data showed thickening liquidity on either side of the spot price on Thursday.

Related: Bitcoin price gains 8% as September 2025 on track for best in 13 years

After the initial Fed shake-out, traders returned to put up “guardrails,” keeping price pinned within the corridor between them. 

Data from CoinGlass thus put $116,500 and $119,000 as the key levels to watch for on the day.

BTC liquidation heatmap (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass

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