Bitcoin (BTC) kept up renewed pressure on $28,000 into the Oct. 8 weekly close as geopolitical uncertainty entered traders’ radar.

Trader: Bitcoin behavior at resistance “not the best”

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price performance avoiding downside volatility over the weekend.

The pair recovered from a snap retest of $27,000 on Oct. 6, thanks to surprise United States employment data which diverged from policy tweaks by the Federal Reserve.

Now, the $28,000 resistance formed the main point of interest for market participants going into the new week.

In low timeframe (LTF) analysis of exchange order books, popular trader Skew said that major bidding power was still required in order to flip $28,000 to support.

“So on LTF we can see clearly the market is still trading $28K as resistance. Going to require a big spot buyer to crack that area imo,” he told X (formerly Twitter) subscribers.

“Perps are shorting every LTF bounce into $28K as well.”

Skew further described Bitcoin’s reaction to both that level and the 200-day moving average (MA), currently at $28,040, as “not the best kind.”

Fellow trader Daan Crypto Trades meanwhile cautioned on going short BTC should a sudden breakout occur, as this might form the start of further upside.

“I will say that with BTC sitti

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