{"id":594076,"date":"2026-05-04T21:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/bitcoin-short-term-cost-basis-approaches-profitability-but-80k-must-flip-to-support-first\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:53:21","slug":"bitcoin-short-term-cost-basis-approaches-profitability-but-80k-must-flip-to-support-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/bitcoin-short-term-cost-basis-approaches-profitability-but-80k-must-flip-to-support-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin short-term cost basis approaches profitability, but $80K must flip to support first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmx1bS10cmkub3JnL2FwaS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9maWxlL0hJJTIwQml0Y29pbiUyMG5ldHdvcmslMjBmdW5kYW1lbnRhbHMlMjBwcmVkaWN0ZWQlMjB0aGUlMjByaXNlJTIwdG8lMjAlMjQxMkslMkMlMjB3aGVyZSUyMHRvJTIwbmV4dCUyMGFmdGVyJTIwdGhhdCUyMGFjY29yZGluZyUyMHRvJTIwdGhlJTIwZGF0YS0xLmpwZz9wcmVmaXg9bWVkaWElMkZhcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycw==.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin short-term cost basis approaches profitability, but $80K must flip to support first\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crypto markets turned euphoric as BTC traded above $80,000, but a rally through short-term holders\u2019 cost basis is needed to cement the bull trend.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new three-month high of $80,500 on Monday, testing the level for the first time since Jan. 31. The rally above $80,000 puts the price just below short-term holders&#8217; cost basis of $81,486, the next dynamic resistance level. For the rally to continue, a daily close above this level is key to securing $80,000 as support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s rally to $80,000 places the price directly under the short-term holder&#8217;s realized price of $81,486. This metric reflects the average cost of coins moved over the last 155 days and indicates where recent buyers have flipped from loss to profit.<\/p>\n<p>A daily close above $81,500 would return these holders to profit and reduce sell-side pressure. According to crypto analyst Crazyyblockk, the short-term holder losses <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/69f895adbca224364eeb1531-Bitcoins-Cost-Basis-Moment-The-81500-Line-That-Decides-What-Comes-Next\"><span>have<\/span><\/a> narrowed to about -2.17%, showing that the overhead supply band is thinning. The long-term holders (LTHs) hold near +27% profit and are not distributing aggressively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-eyes-80k-support-flip-with-key-holder-cost-basis-in-focus\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto markets turned euphoric as BTC traded above $80,000, but a rally through short-term holders\u2019 cost basis is needed to cement the bull trend. Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new three-month high of $80,500 on Monday, testing the level for the first time since Jan. 31. The rally above $80,000 puts the price just below short-term [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-594076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}