BTC Breaks Above $77k for First Time in 74 Days — Then Immediately Reverses
Bitcoin closed at $77,105 on April 17 — its first daily close above $77,000 since February 2 (74 calendar days) — then surrendered $3,270 over the next 48 hours. The pattern mirrors the February episode where BTC crashed -20.2% in three days after the same level, making this a textbook failed-breakout signal at a historically significant resistance zone.
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Conclusion
BTC close Apr 17 = $77,105.68 (first ≥ $77k since Feb 2 = $78,733.18; 74-day gap); Apr 18 close = $75,731.0 (-1.78%); Apr 19 close = $73,834.83 (-2.5%); cumulative 2-day pullback = -4.24%. Prior episode: Feb 2 peak → Feb 5 close $62,839.77 (-20.2% in 3 days). BTC 90d return = -20.3%.