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Bitcoin<a href="https://yellow.com/asset/btc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">(BTC)</a><a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/btc/bitcoin-price-advances-80k/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pushed</a> past $78,500 on Monday and printed an 11-week high near $79,480 as buyers tested the $80,000 ceiling. Bulls are now eyeing $81,200, with $82,000 as the next major barrier above.
<h2 id="price-action-above-78k">Price Action Above $78K</h2>
The world's largest cryptocurrency <a href="https://www.latestly.com/business/bitcoin-price-today-april-27-2026-btc-price-approaches-usd-80000-milestone-amid-strong-etf-inflows-institutional-buying-7408589.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">traded</a> at $79,032 in early Asian hours, according to NewsBTC and LatestLY data feeds. The move follows a week of consistent gains.
Bitcoin found support near $77,000 before clearing the $78,000 mark. A high formed at $79,480, and the price then began to consolidate above the 23.6% Fibonacci level of the move from $77,145.
The pair now holds above its 100-hour <a href="https://yellow.com/learn/simple-moving-average-sma-complete-guide-to-this-essential-trading-tool" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">simple moving average</a>, with a bullish trend line offering support at $78,250.
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<h2 id="etf-inflows-and-strategy-buying">ETF Inflows And Strategy Buying</h2>
Analysts <a href="https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/04/22/bitcoin-price-prediction-as-btc-hits-78k-again-can-it-clear-80k/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">credit</a> the rally to a sixth straight session of net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs and Strategy Inc.'s recent $2.54 billion BTC purchase. Short covering has added fuel.
Hourly <a href="https://yellow.com/learn/macd-crypto-trading-signals" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MACD</a> is gaining pace in bullish territory, while the <a href="https://yellow.com/learn/the-relative-strength-index-rsi-what-it-is-and-how-it-works" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">RSI</a> sits above 50. A daily close above $79,500 would open the path toward $81,200 and the $82,000 barrier.
Bitcoin spent much of early 2026 stuck between $60,000 and $75,000 after losing the $80,000 level in February. A brief reclaim of the 200-day exponential moving average in mid-March failed to hold, and <a href="https://yellow.com/news/bitcoin-whales-buying-near-75000" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC slipped below $75,000</a> in late March before staging the current recovery.
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Bitcoin Steadies Near $79K, Charts Flag $82K As Next Bull Target

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