Bitcoin fails to match US stocks as a trip to $78,000 becomes one in a series of liquidity hunts within a well-defined BTC price range.

Bitcoin is set to rebound to $80,000 and squeeze shorts in the process, traders say, but BTC price analysis warns of multiple sticking points for bulls.

Bitcoin trades between $76,200 and $77,245 as US-Iran military tensions create a price range trap, with $580M in liquidations highlighting crypto's geopolitical sensitivity.