Bitcoin Sideways on New Year’s Eve: Will ETF Inflows Spark a Rally?
Since everyone is trying to figure out what will happen next, I am going to take a look at Bitcoin. It’s been stuck in a pretty boring trade around the $88,700 mark and that’s got everyone talking. People are saying that with all the institutional interest and the massive inflows into Bitcoin ETFs with a total asset value of $116 billion, it could finally be time for a big move.
Current Market Overview
Right now, the price of Bitcoin is really interesting because it’s between fading momentum and steady institutional demand. At the end of December, 2025, it stabilized around a market cap of $1.77 trillion with a trading volume of about $33.9 billion. It’s really fascinating to see how this all comes together. Key support levels are holding up really well at $87,900 but unfortunately the bulls can’t seem to push the price above $90,000.
Current Market Overview- part 2
For those who don’t know, I should probably explain what is happening here. It seems the Bitcoin’s price action reflects a market caught between momentum that’s fading and steady institutional demand. After that really crazy last quarter, BTC seems to have settled down and even started looking pretty steady around some major levels. With that in mind, key support levels are indeed holding firm at $87,900 $88,000 for those who care to note.
ETF Inflows and Institutional Interest
Something is really catching a lot of people’s attention here and that is the fact that Spot Bitcoin ETFs are a crucial role in supporting the market. According to CoinGlass, the data is saying that these funds have got $116.5 billion total assets now and have attracted about 612,000 Bitcoin BTC in inflows. Trading volume on December 31 was pretty flat coming in at about $4.21 billion so clearly some interest exists.
Technical Analysis
If you take a closer look, you’ll see that the technical analysis paints a picture of indecision and I’ve been trying to tell you, Bitcoin’s stuck in this one weird symmetrical triangle thingy! Prices just keep oscillating between $92,200 and $87,700. Some might say that it depends on how you look at it, but I suppose that’s true, I guess you could also think of the 50-day and 100 -day exponential moving averages (EMAs) on the 2-hour chart which are indeed converging.
Potential Future Moves
So you might be wondering what could happen next and honestly, that’s what everyone else is thinking too. The market’s next big move likely hinges on whether Bitcoin can break above $90,000, but the pressure is so strong that it really needs to break above. On the other hand I’ve seen people point out that this might potentially target $92,200 and $94,000.
