Bitcoin is back to a point where the next move is happening may have more importance than a normal resistance test. The latest upswing has pushed the price back into a zone that could be the limit between further recovery and another leg lower, especially since it is still early to judge whether there is a recovery from the annual low there is real power behind it. Now all eyes are on one specific zone that could launch Bitcoin to a new all-time high or send it to a new annual low.
A road map played in real time
The setup stems from a technical vision shared by analyst Crypto Patel, who noted that Bitcoin has now entered its 2026 key zone. The reaction within the current order block will determine whether Bitcoin can continue to build back towards the higher resistance bands or enter a new breakdown. That view comes as Bitcoin rises above $75,000 again after weeks of trading below the level.
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Crypto Patel’s prediction strategy is built around Bearish Order Block 1, a zone ranging from $74,567 to $79,289. According to his roadmap, Bitcoin has already reclaimed $76,000 and broken the previous resistance at $74,000, confirming the rebound he charted from the $60,000 support area.
The chart accompanying his post presents this range as the first major test of the current recovery. The price is shown climbing out of a local low near $59,809 and moving straight into that above-ground supply area.
A projected path on the map suggests two very different outcomes from here. One path shows Bitcoin being rejected in this first order block and transitioning into a structure break that could drag the price back into the low $50,000 range. The other shows Bitcoin moving through the zone, establishing a higher low and then encountering the next resistance cluster.
Bitcoin price chart. Source: @CryptoPatel on X
New all-time high within reach if structure holds
The bullish scenario for this technical analysis. Bitcoin must break Bearish Order Block 1 and keep building. If that happens, the next upside target will be in Bearish Order Block 2, which is between $86,000 and $90,600.
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The analyst also placed a character change level at around $97,900 and noted that a higher time frame near that region would be bullish. That would mean that Bitcoin no longer exists just bounce in the structure.
Bitcoin closed around $73,926 on March 17 and around $71,256 on March 18, marking price action is still close enough to Patel’s first decision zone, so that every little step there matters. The bearish case is just as simple and probably more direct. A rejection within the range of $74,567 to $79,289 could send Bitcoin to a new yearly low.
Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com