Two supports down, back-testing now
Two nights in a row, the kitchen burned down. Today we're eating off the floor.
BTC's $74,587 support broke for the second consecutive day — closed at $73,924. ETH followed, snapping $2,300 with a $2,265 close. Both are bouncing this morning. "Bouncing" and "recovered" are not the same dish.
TODAY'S BOARD
BTC $74,813 — Back-testing broken $74,587 — 4H close decides everything
ETH $2,298 — $2 below broken $2,300, lagging BTC on the bounce
Flow Signal — IBIT $906M — Institutions loaded $906M into BlackRock's ETF last week while Fear & Greed sat at 29
TODAY'S JOB
The back-test is the whole game today — price above a broken level means nothing until a 4H candle closes and holds there.
Market Snapshot
BTC: $74,813 (-0.42%) | Two-night support failure confirmed. Morning bounce real, recovery unproven.
ETH: $2,298 (-0.68%) | Still $2 below broken resistance — weaker on the bounce than BTC.
Fear & Greed 29 (Fear) ← 27 (Fear) — yesterday | Retail scared. Blackrock buying anyway.
Levels at a Glance
BTC Daily tape: (O $75,129 | H $76,165 | L $73,854 | C $73,924)
Support: $73,854 — new floor since $74,587 broke | Resistance: $74,587 — former support, now overhead; back-tested right now | Bias: Neutral-Bearish
ETH Daily tape: (O $2,318.79 | H $2,347.22 | L $2,257.91 | C $2,265.05)
Support: $2,258 — Apr 19 session low, new floor | Resistance: $2,300 — former support, now overhead; ETH still below it | Bias: Neutral-Bearish
Core Setup — Institutions Are Eating the Fear, Chart Is Still in Reverse
Two consecutive support failures. BTC chose violence yesterday — opened at $75,129, kissed $76,100 resistance and got slapped, then bled to $73,854 before closing near the lows. The level map has moved lower twice in a row. Meanwhile, BlackRock's IBIT pulled in $906 million last week (Apr 13–17) — institutions aren't treating this as a reason to exit. Fear & Greed at 29, $906M in ETF inflows. That gap is the entire story.
Price says structure is deteriorating. Institutions say it's a sale. That divergence has historically resolved upward — but timing is the cruel part. The back-test happening right now decides whether today is the floor candle or just another bounce before the next break.
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Starving Chartist · Daily Dose · Free · April 20, 2026
