Craig Cobb: Bitcoin Needs $82,811 as Altcoins Start Leading the Market

Craig Cobb: Bitcoin Needs $82,811 as Altcoins Start Leading the Market

Author: Matt Diemer September 9, 2026 Duration: 5:20

Bitcoin remains trapped in consolidation, but Craig is watching $82,811 as the critical level that would end Bitcoin's monthly downtrend. The total crypto market cap has already broken its corresponding level around $2.72 trillion, while altcoins are leading with a monthly higher low and higher high. Craig also continues watching Bitcoin's highly cyclical three-month structure, which he says has historically preceded a new bull market after the relevant high was broken 11 out of 11 times. 


Craig then breaks down how he searches for trades when a clean higher-time-frame trend doesn't immediately provide his preferred entry. Using WLD as an example, he combines four-hour cyclicity with lower-time-frame horizontal resistance, requiring at least three touches and preferring higher lows building underneath the level. Rather than forcing a position, he waits for either a valid breakout or his cyclical trend-following setup, stacking multiple structural factors to improve the probability of a successful trade. 


Happy HODLing


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