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Bitcoin has entered the early stage of a possible bull market after a 24% rally lifted CryptoQuant\u2019s Bull Score from 30 to 80 within one week.<\/p>\n
\n Summary<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CryptoQuant reported<\/a> that Bitcoin\u2019s Bull Score rose from 30 to 80 over the past week, reaching its highest level since October 2025 as spot and futures demand strengthened.<\/p>\n Eight of the model\u2019s 10 indicators now show bullish conditions. The index combines several measures of market demand, investor profitability, network activity, and liquidity to assess whether Bitcoin is trading in a favorable or unfavorable environment.<\/p>\n A score of 80 places Bitcoin firmly inside the model\u2019s bullish range, compared with 30 before the rally began. According to the analytics firm, the rapid increase indicates that several parts of the market improved together rather than price rising on one isolated signal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bitcoin climbed more than 24% from below $64,000 and briefly moved above $80,000 during the advance. At the time of writing, CoinGecko data placed BTC near $79,000 after the cryptocurrency gave back part of its gains.<\/p>\n The rally also carried Bitcoin to its highest price in about three months. On Aug. 25, crypto.news reported on the breakout<\/a>, including the role of U.S. exchange-traded fund demand and forced buying from traders closing short positions.<\/p>\n Despite the Bull Score reading, CryptoQuant has not treated the move above $80,000 as final confirmation of a new bull cycle. Its model requires Bitcoin to record a weekly close above the 365-day moving average, which currently sits near $83,000.<\/p>\n Rather than relying on an intraday move, CryptoQuant uses the 365-day moving average as a long-term dividing line between improving and weakening market conditions.<\/p>\n A weekly close above roughly $83,000 would place Bitcoin back above that level and confirm the firm\u2019s bull-market signal. Until then, the analytics provider views the current move as an early-stage recovery that still needs price confirmation.<\/p>\n LMAX Group market strategist Joel Kruger identified a similar resistance area. He pointed to Bitcoin\u2019s May 2026 high of $82,820 as the next major price level, putting the previous peak close to CryptoQuant\u2019s 365-day average.<\/p>\n \u201cA clear break above that level would reinforce the view that a meaningful cycle low is now in place and shift attention towards the next major move through $100,000 and, ultimately, the 2025 record high,\u201d Kruger noted in a recent statement.<\/p>\n Bitcoin\u2019s 2025 record stands well above its current price, leaving the $82,820 to $83,000 area as the first test before traders can assess Kruger\u2019s higher targets. A brief move through the zone would not meet CryptoQuant\u2019s condition unless BTC remains above the moving average through the weekly close.<\/p>\n An Aug. 24 analysis of the rally<\/a> identified $77,000 to $80,000 as the immediate holding area after Bitcoin\u2019s strongest weekly advance since March 2023. Analysts cited in the report said a loss of that range could put $70,000 back in focus, while a sustained breakout could open a move toward $80,000 to $90,000.<\/p>\n Supporting the Bull Score increase, CryptoQuant said spot and futures demand are growing at the same time for the first time since early October 2025.<\/p>\n Spot demand matters because it involves purchases of Bitcoin itself, while futures activity can include leveraged positions that traders may close quickly. Growth across both markets suggests that the rally has drawn participation from cash buyers alongside derivatives traders, according to the analytics firm.<\/p>\n U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have provided an identifiable source of cash-market demand. The funds recorded about $1.9 billion in net inflows during the week ending Aug. 21, their strongest weekly intake since October 2025 and their fifth consecutive positive session.<\/p>\n A previous report on ETF demand<\/a> showed that the funds received approximately $517 million on Aug. 19 and another $606 million on Aug. 20. Bitcoin moved through $70,000 and $75,000 during the same period, although the concurrent moves do not by themselves prove that ETF purchases caused the full price increase.<\/p>\n\n\n
Bitcoin Bull Score has reached a 10-month high<\/h2>\n
Why Bitcoin needs a weekly close above $83,000<\/h2>\n
Spot and futures demand have risen together<\/h2>\n