Trader Killa said Bitcoin may reach a yearly high of $97,000, while spending most of the year trading below that level, according to ChainCatcher. He identified the $80,000 to $83,000 range as the key near-term zone for BTC. If that level breaks, he said the next possible area would be $74,000 to $77,000. Killa described that range as a likely final capitulation bottom before a move toward $97,000. He also said that if strength holds, the pullback could be much shallower, with Bitcoin only dipping into the low $80,000s before the next leg higher. Killa is a BTC-focused quantitative trader with more than 200,000 followers on X. ChainCatcher noted that he called the top of the current bull market in May 2025, shorted Bitcoin at $74,688 in mid-April, and switched to a long position during the broader market sell-off on June 5.
Bitcoin could reach a yearly high of $97,000, though it is likely to spend most of the year consolidating below that level, trader Killa said in a post cited by ChainCatcher.
$80,000 to $83,000 seen as the key near-term range
Killa said the $80,000-$83,000 area is the critical zone for Bitcoin in the short term. If BTC loses that range, the next possible area would be $74,000-$77,000.
He said that zone could mark the final capitulation bottom before a push toward $97,000. If market strength continues, however, the pullback may be far smaller, with Bitcoin only falling into the low $80,000s before another leg up.
Killa's past calls and positioning
Killa is described as a quantitative trader focused on BTC and has more than 200,000 followers on X.
According to the report, he called the top of the current bull market in May 2025, opened a short Bitcoin position at $74,688 in mid-April, and turned bullish during the broad market decline on June 5.
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