Bitcoin Price Today: Hot CPI Data at 3.8% Threatens Rally as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Fade

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Fresh US inflation data released Tuesday delivered an upside surprise that markets were not fully prepared for. Headline CPI rose 3.8% year over year in November, above the 3.7% forecast and significantly higher than the previous 3.3% reading. 

Core CPI climbed to 2.8%, also beating expectations. On a monthly basis core inflation accelerated 0.4%, signalling that price pressures across the broader economy remain persistent rather than fading.

Bitcoin at a Critical Juncture

The timing matters directly for Bitcoin’s technical setup. The market had been consolidating just below the $82,000 to $84,000 resistance cluster after a corrective rally. Analysts had identified two scenarios heading into the CPI release: a soft reading that could push Bitcoin toward $86,000 to $90,000, and a hot reading that would increase pressure toward the $76,527 support level.

Tuesday’s data points firmly toward the second scenario. Tighter liquidity expectations, a stronger dollar, and rising Treasury yields are all headwinds for risk assets. Bitcoin’s 21-week exponential moving average, which the market had only recently broken above, now becomes the critical support level to watch.

Key Levels Following the CPI Print

• Immediate resistance: $82,000 to $84,000 cluster remains intact
• First support to hold: 21-week EMA and May 8 low
• Next support: $76,527
• Scenario for deeper correction: break below $76,527 opens path toward $68,700 to $75,700 Fibonacci box

What Confirms More Upside

For the short-term bullish case to strengthen, Bitcoin needs two specific things. A break above the upper boundary line of the trend channel and a clean move above the swing highs from May 6 and May 10 in the $82,900 area. That combination would confirm the market is in a third of a third wave, the most powerful and accelerating phase of an Elliott Wave advance.