Bitcoin Price Cracks $80,000 Then Cools While Altcoins Push Higher

Bitcoin finally punched through 80,000 dollars. The daily candle on Bitstamp opened at 78,985 dollars, ran up to 81,255 dollars, and then handed most of that back, settling near 79,121 dollars for a gain of only 0.17 percent on the session. It was the first time Bitcoin traded above 80,000 since May, and the seven-day advance now sits at roughly 25 percent.BTC price in USDThe pullback is not a failure. It is what a market does when it sprints 25 percent in a week and arrives at a resistance band that already rejected it once this year. What matters now is whether buyers can defend the low 79,000s and turn 78,670 dollars into a floor instead of a ceiling.Altcoins, meanwhile, have not blinked. $Solana is up more than 6 percent on the day, $Ethereum is holding above 2,490 dollars, and $XRP has posted its strongest week since November 2024. The rotation is starting, but the Altcoin Season Index still sits well below the level that would confirm a full altseason.Why did Bitcoin fall back after touching 81,255 dollars?Bitcoin ran straight into the same supply zone that capped the market in early May, and profit taking did the rest.Look at the two circles on the daily chart. The first mar...