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Market<a href="https://xpertsstudio.com/bitcoin-and-crypto-stocks-jump-after-trump-backs-clarity-act/” title=”Bitcoin and crypto stocks jump after Trump backs Clarity Act”>BitcoinAnalysisPrice Prediction
Aug 20, 2026
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byParshwa Turakhiya
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BTC traded at $69,808.01 on August 20, up 0.73% after breaking above a descending triangle that had capped price since May, signaling a constructive breakout from months-long consolidation. The move triggered a record $2.74 billion in 24-hour short liquidations and coincides with the Treasury doubling its long-term bond buyback program to at least $4 billion per operation, a macro catalyst that may boost crypto risk appetite and BTC adoption.
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- BTC trades at $69,808.01 on August 20, up 0.73%, breaking above a descending triangle that capped price since May
- Short sellers lost $2.74 billion in 24 hours, the largest single day short liquidation on record
- Treasury doubled its long-term bond buyback program to at least $4 billion per operation
The BTC price prediction turns constructive after price broke decisively out of a months-long consolidation pattern, touching levels not seen since early June. The move triggered the largest wave of forced short covering in crypto’s history, even bigger than the shorts wiped out during last October’s record crash.
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Source: cryptorank.io