BTC Price Stuck in Tight $68K–$71K Consolidation: Upward or Downward Breakout Ahead? (March 26 Update)

The Bitcoin price has been stuck in a sideways consolidation for the last three days, since breaking out of a falling wedge. Will the current trading pattern send the price down to the bottom of the bear flag, or can the measured move out of the falling wedge still take the $BTC price towards the top of the bear flag?