A tweet from Ali Martinez has elicited a major debate, with X users questioning whether Bitcoin can potentially reach $250,000 by December 2025. In the tweet, Martinez shared a Bitcoin chart showing BTC’s performance in the weekly time frame, while highlighting a bearish divergence between the price action and the Relative Strength Index (RSI).
Be honest!
Does this setup look like $250,000 Bitcoin $BTC by December? pic.twitter.com/RFlRnnoFHk
— Ali (@ali_charts) October 15, 2025
While Bitcoin’s price continues to make higher highs, the RSI shows lower highs, signaling weakening momentum. This divergence suggests that the current bullish trend may soon face a slowdown or reversal, raising concerns about Bitcoin’s ability to sustain its upward trajectory.
Current Bitcoin Price and Resistance Levels
As of press time, Bitcoin was trading at $110,695, with a 24-hour trading volume of $70.47 billion. Despite recording a 2.20% dip in the past 24 hours, Bitcoin remains the top cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of $2.21 trillion.
According to Ali’s data, Bitcoin is currently testing key resistance levels, around $112,900. This is a key mark, as breaking above this level could signal the continuation of the bullish trend. However, the RSI, which tracks momentum, is showing signs of weakening. Although Bitcoin’s price had soared tremendously earlier this month and even reached an ATH of $126,198 on October 6, the RSI’s lower highs show that the buying pressure behind the previous rally is no longer strong.Â
Crypto Traders React
As a result, Martinez asked his over 160,000 followers on X to share their views on whether the current setup could propel Bitcoin’s price to the $250,000 mark by the end of December.
While some, like Crypto JITT, point to the shift from a retail-driven market to one dominated by institutions, suggesting an extended bull cycle, others, such as AKA JL, argue that predicting Bitcoin’s path is far from certain.
Drawing a parallel to Bitcoin’s explosive 300% surge in just five weeks during the 2017 bull run, AKA JL cautioned against underestimating Bitcoin’s ability to defy bearish divergences, pointing out that the fundamentals have shifted but remain unpredictable.
Expert Predictions for Bitcoin’s Year-End Target
Despite these signs of potential market fatigue, prominent market analysts remain optimistic about Bitcoin’s long-term prospects. In a recent discussion on the Bankless podcast, Tom Lee of Fundstrat and Arthur Hayes of Bitmex both confidently predicted Bitcoin’s price could reach between $200,000 and $250,000 by the end of 2025.
$200–$250k BTC and $10–$12k ETH by year-end?
Tom Lee ( @fundstrat ) and Arthur Hayes ( @CryptoHayes ) share their price predictions, and why they think ETH could do a 2.5x in just 2 months.
2 Legends. Same ballpark. Are we ready for these levels by Dec 31? đź‘€ pic.twitter.com/DaMuzO2LdE
— Bankless (@BanklessHQ) October 14, 2025
Both experts pointed out that while rapid price increases could signal instability, a surge could be a positive sign of market strength and price discovery. They argue that Bitcoin’s fundamentals and overall market trends will likely drive further gains into next year, even if short-term price action may be volatile.
As Bitcoin approaches these resistance levels and momentum indicators, such as the RSI, show divergence, the next moves will be key in determining its short-term price movement.
The CoinRemark Team
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