On December 23, 2025 (GMT-5), Bitcoin (BTC) experienced intensified volatility with a “rally and retreat” pattern—opening relatively stably, it briefly surged to a near $89,428 intraday high and even approached the $90,000 psychological level before facing significant selling pressure during the U.S. trading session, pulling back sharply to a low near $86,684, and finally consolidating to close around the $87,000–$88,000 range with moderate trading volume and declining momentum. Technically, the daily chart showed a small bearish candle with a long lower shadow, the MACD indicator maintained a weak death cross on the daily timeframe while forming a golden cross on the hourly chart, and the RSI hovered near the oversold zone, reflecting large divergence between bulls and bears without a clear trend direction; the core trading range remained $86,000–$89,000, with key supports anchored at $87,000–$87,500 and resistance concentrated near $89,000–$90,000. The choppy price action was driven by multiple factors: upcoming record $28.5 billion Deribit options expiration, continued ETF outflows, seasonal liquidity tightening, lingering macroeconomic uncertainties from Fed policy divergence and spillover effects of the Bank of Japan’s rate hike, as well as institutional profit-taking pressure at year-end, keeping market sentiment cautiously defensive with traders favoring rolling over protective positions rather than closing them out.

The market outlook for tomorrow is bearish, with a target price of 85849.44.

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