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Bitcoin holds range while ETFs launch and altcoins bleed

Bitcoin trades under 90,000 dollars as gold hits records and US spot ETFs arrive. You face a market where BTC strength and altcoin weakness shape most crypto trades.

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Joe G & Money Talks
December 23, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

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BTC vs gold, bullish signals under 90,000 dollars

Bitcoin season holds, altcoins stay weak for 2026

US approves first spot Bitcoin ETFs after false post

BTC vs gold, bullish signals under 90,000 dollars

Price stalls below resistance while gold pushes toward 4,500 dollars.

  • [Range and rejection]: BTC trades near 88,000 dollars and fails again at the 90,000 dollars 4 hour 200 MA zone.

  • [Shorts stack up]: One whale opened roughly 250 million dollars of shorts on BTC, ETH and SOL near current prices.

  • [Bullish divergence]: Three day RSI prints higher lows while BTC makes lower lows versus both dollar and gold.

“BTC will push back into six figure territory soon enough,” trader Jelle said.

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Bitcoin season holds, altcoins stay weak for 2026

Altcoins lag while dominance and key indicators favor BTC.

  • [Alt cap drop]: TOTAL2 fell from 1.77 trillion dollars to 1.19 trillion dollars since October, a 32 percent slide.

  • [Bearish signals]: Supertrend sell signal and loss of the 50 week EMA align with past 66 percent drawdowns.

  • [Dominance and breadth]: BTC dominance sits near 59 percent while only 8 percent of altcoins trade above the 50 day moving average.

“Alt season will never occur again, money will concentrate into a select few altcoins,” analyst CryptoDaddi wrote.

US approves first spot Bitcoin ETFs after false post

Regulators sign off on multiple funds, giving you direct BTC exposure through brokerage accounts.

  • [Historic green light]: SEC approves 19b 4 filings for ARK 21Shares, BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale and others on Jan. 10.

  • [New access]: Funds hold BTC as the asset, so you buy shares instead of dealing with self custody.

  • [Fee war]: Fees range from 0.2 percent at launch for BlackRock to 1.5 percent for Grayscale, with Ark 21Shares waiving fees for an initial period.

“Spot Bitcoin ETFs attract around 14 billion dollars of inflows in year one,” Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn projected.

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This article is not financial advice. Market conditions can change rapidly, and past performance does not guarantee future results