BTC nearly hit $76K. The IRS said not today
Your tax check funded someone's BTC stack today.
IRS deadline day. BTC stumbled back from $76K, chose the floor at $73K, and now it's grinding near $73,995 with that support holding firm. Meanwhile, institutions shoveled $411M into spot BTC ETFs while retail was writing checks to Uncle Sam. One side of the table ate. The other paid the bill.
TODAY'S BOARD
BTC $73,995 — $617 above $73,000 critical floor. Holding through IRS pressure.
ETH $2,324 — ETH clinging to $2,300 with $11 to spare. Two level changes — full breakdown in paid.
Macro Watch — DXY 98.15 — Dollar keeps leaving food on its plate. Silent engine under BTC's bid.
TODAY'S JOB
$73,000 (BTC) and $2,300 (ETH) are today's gates. Both survive the close — the post-IRS bounce is set up for tomorrow.
Market Snapshot
BTC: $73,995 (-1.06%) | Tried to close $76K yesterday, got $271 short. $73,000 floor hasn't flinched.
ETH: $2,324.61 (-2.65%) | ETH clinging to $2,300 — $11 of daylight between support and a level test. Details in paid.
Fear & Greed: 23 (Extreme Fear) ← 21 — BTC at $74K while sentiment screams doom. Wall of Worry: fully staffed.
Levels at a Glance
BTC Daily tape: +1.02% (O $73,337 | H $75,829 | L $73,078 | C $74,113)
Support: $73,000 — holding, session low $73,617 | Resistance: $76,100 — breakout gate, yesterday's high $75,829 was $271 short | Bias: Bullish (65% conviction)
ETH Daily tape: +2.46% (O $2,258 | H $2,401 | L $2,249 | C $2,314)
Support: $2,300 — holding by $11 (session low $2,311) | Resistance: $2,377 — **updated from $2,400** (Apr 14 wick rejection) | Bias: Bullish (55% conviction)
Core Setup — Who Bought Your Tax Dip? $411 Million Did.
IRS day is the most predictable mechanic in crypto. Retail liquidates to cover tax bills, price dips, and the people who didn't need to sell step in and eat what fell off the plate. Yesterday, while retail panic-sold, institutions put $411M into spot BTC ETFs. Fear & Greed reading 23 (Extreme Fear) while BTC sits at $74K isn't a bearish signal — it's a market climbing a wall of worry while institutional hands hold the rope.
IRS selling expires tonight. $73,000 is BTC's close gate. $2,300 is ETH's. Both survive → the bounce setup is live for tomorrow. ETH also updated two key levels — the $2,401.35 wick Apr 14 confirmed $2,400 as an active ceiling (updated from $2,500) and lowered resistance to $2,377. Full breakdown in paid.
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Starving Chartist · Daily Dose · Free · April 15, 2026
