
BTC/USD Forecast: Drops Further as Risk-Off Sentiment Weighs on Crypto – 18 August 2025
Bitcoin retreats after a false breakout, with risk-off sentiment pushing prices toward $115K support as traders await the Fed’s September statement.
Bitcoin retreats after a false breakout, with risk-off sentiment pushing prices toward $115K support as traders await the Fed’s September statement.
Gold remains rangebound with $3,500 acting as a key barrier, while traders eye potential breakouts toward $3,800 or pullbacks toward $3,200.
The US dollar is consolidating between major moving averages against the yen, with traders watching for a breakout above 148 or a slide below 145.
The AUD/USD pair is trading in a tight range near 0.6500 as traders digest mixed Australian employment data and await policy signals from the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium.
The GBP/USD pair is gaining bullish momentum, driven by strong UK GDP data and stagflation concerns in the US, with technical indicators pointing to further upside toward 1.3785.
The BTC/USD pair has formed a bearish double-top pattern near 123,000, suggesting a potential pullback toward 112,000 as Fed policy uncertainty and Ethereum momentum weigh on sentiment.