April CPI Is Live. BTC Needs $79K to Hold.
The CPI order is up at 8:30. BTC held the table. ETH is in the weeds.
April CPI drops this morning and the whole week's patience gets tested. BTC near $80,829 is flat on the week with the floor intact — ETH at $2,287 is a different story, having soft-broke $2,300 overnight with $2,262 the line that matters now.
TODAY'S BOARD
BTC $80,829 — Floor at $79,200 held all week — CPI decides whether $82,752 opens or the floor gets tested
ETH — $2,287 — Soft-broke $2,300 overnight; needs it back fast or $2,262 is next
CPI Live — Today 8:30 AM ET — 3.7% YoY expected; result determines the week's winner
Market Snapshot
BTC: $80,829 (+0.21%) | Flat on the week; floor held at $79,200, cap at $82,752 — CPI this morning decides
ETH: $2,287.41 (-1.79%) | Soft-broke $2,300; ETH/BTC at 0.0283 — rotation isn't here yet
Fear & Greed: 49 (Neutral) ← 48 — Flat; patient, not confident
Levels at a Glance
BTC Yesterday's Tape: -0.56% (O: $82,197 | H: $82,361 | L: $80,429 | C: $81,736)
Support: $79,200 | Resistance: $82,752 | Bias: Neutral-to-Bullish
ETH Yesterday's Tape: -1.33% (O: $2,371 | H: $2,374 | L: $2,302 | C: $2,339)
Support: $2,262 | Resistance: $2,300 (reclaim) / $2,400 (strength) | Bias: Cautiously Bearish / Neutral
Core Setup — CPI Arrives at 8:30 — BTC Holds the Line While ETH Drops Its Plate
BTC spent the week refusing to break $79,200 — the 7-day low came in at $79,287, thirteen dollars of margin from a real problem. Six weeks of ETF inflows ($706M into BTC) kept the floor intact. ETH soft-broke its own support level at $2,300 and needs it back fast, or $2,262 is the next test.
Today's CPI at 8:30 AM ET is the cleanest binary of the week. Cool print = dollar softens, BTC gets a run at $82,752. Hot print = dollar bids, BTC tests the floor. Brent at $104–$105 (Hormuz still closed, Iran ceasefire "on life support") keeps the inflation wildcard alive right up until the number drops.
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