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Bitcoin Price Has One Major Level Left Before Things Get Ugly

The BTC price is down 1.26% in the last day, now at $76,777.88. Fresh tensions between the U.S. and Iran pushed oil and Treasury yields higher, which always puts pressure on riskier assets like crypto. 

The Bitcoin price is also moving in near-lockstep with the tech-heavy QQQ ETF, about 82% correlation, so the message is clear: interest rates and liquidity are running the show right now.

The drop got worse because $92.76 million in leveraged long positions got wiped out. Traders got forced out when key support levels broke.

For now, $76,500 is the line bulls have to hold. If that breaks, $72,500 could be next. And the big macro event to watch is the U.S. jobs report coming September 3. But one level matters more than anything else right now: $75,000.

Bitcoin Price Faces a Critical $75,000 Test

The Bitcoin price has entered a zone where the next move could determine the short-term trend. BTC is trading at $76,777.88 after falling 1.26% in 24 hours, leaving only a narrow cushion above the $75,000 level identified by trader Joao Wedson as the most important support area.