On December 28, 2025 (GMT-5), Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $87,800–$87,923.52 with a modest 0.42% 24-hour gain and $271.52M trading volume, remaining in a cautious range amid year-end market dynamics—down 31% from its October all-time high of $126,080 and part of a 9% December decline following an 86.76% Q4 surge. The session’s choppiness stemmed from multiple factors: thin holiday liquidity amplifying price moves, mild ETF outflows as institutions rebalanced year-end portfolios, lingering Fed high-rate pressure, derivatives expiries, and investor caution amid BTC’s decoupling from stocks and underperformance relative to gold and silver. Technical and fundamental crosswinds persisted, including strained miner profitability post-2024 halving (3.125 BTC/block rewards, 40% hash rate surge) and bearish near-term sentiment, offset by long-term institutional support (e.g., Strategy’s $58.6B BTC holdings, 86% institutional allocation via ETFs/ETPs) and regulatory tailwinds like U.S. strategic reserve proposals.

The market outlook for tomorrow is bearish, with a target price of 88699.39.

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