{"id":12442,"date":"2025-05-26T03:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T01:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=12442"},"modified":"2025-05-26T03:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T01:08:41","slug":"bitcoins-cup-and-handle-formation-points-toward-a-potential-300000-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/bitcoins-cup-and-handle-formation-points-toward-a-potential-300000-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin&#8217;s Cup-and-Handle Formation Points Toward a Potential $300,000 Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"trusted-editorial-content trusted-editorial-content--top\">\n<div class=\"trusted-editorial-content__text\"><u>Credible Editorial<\/u> material, evaluated by renowned industry specialists and experienced editors. <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Advertisement Disclosure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renowned market evaluator Gert Van Lagen has boldly endorsed Bitcoin (BTC) to reach the $300,000 price target amid the ongoing bull market. Van Lagen\u2019s forecast follows closely after marking a <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/altcoins-lag-behind-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">new record high at $111,970<\/a>, indicating a robust bullish intent to preserve the current price uptrend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the last week, the leading cryptocurrency recorded a modest price increase of 5.35% as news surfaced of US President Donald Trump suggesting a 50% tariff on imports from the European Union (EU), which prompted a slight price pullback.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bitcoin Potential Exponential Growth Projects Rally To $300K<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GertvanLagen\/status\/1926239840120553548\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">post on X<\/a> dated May 24, Gert Van Lagen reveals that BTC&#8217;s price trajectory since the previous cycle in 2021 has resulted in a cup-and-handle pattern, indicating the digital asset is poised for a significant price breakout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For reference, the cup-and-handle signifies a major bullish continuation configuration, suggesting a prospective upward breakout.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In Bitcoin\u2019s situation, the cup develops between late 2021 and early 2024, as the price trajectory formed a rounded bottom, illustrating a decline from a former record high around $69,000, followed by a period of stabilization and recovery, culminating in a return to that crucial level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After reaching this previous high, the price dynamics retraced, forming a downward or sideways channel referred to as the handle, establishing the groundwork for a price breakout. This is well depicted in Bitcoin\u2019s price trajectory from early 2024 to Q3 2024.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1946px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Grtc4j3W0AARrgA?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" width=\"1946\" height=\"1105\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: @GertvanLagen on X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significantly, Bitcoin has now accomplished this breakthrough from the cup-and-handle formation by surpassing the critical market resistance at $69,000. Through linear estimations, Gert Van Lagen explains that the flagship cryptocurrency is anticipated to achieve a price target of $120,000-$130,000 \u2014 a forecast now within Bitcoin\u2019s reach, given the prevailing market momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, Van Lagen also mentions that the cup-and-handle configuration further suggests an exponential price target of $300,000. Historically, BTC has previously reached such logarithmic targets with gains of 100x from 2013-2017, and 21x from 2018-2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the influx of institutional capital, particularly following the endorsement of spot Bitcoin ETFs in 2024, reinforces this bullish perspective. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, while this institutional involvement indicates long-term confidence, it also highlights BTC\u2019s development. Now a $2 trillion asset, Bitcoin\u2019s considerable size may result in infrequent parabolic movements, despite the crypto market\u2019s volatility still offering the potential for significant upside.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>BTC Price Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At present, Bitcoin is trading at $107,794 after a slight 0.64% increase in the past day. On the monthly chart, the leading cryptocurrency reports increases of 16.25% as the bullish market continues.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/ZTYWA8ua\/\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" width=\"1563\" height=\"895\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTC trading at $107,741 on the daily chart | Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/xg17RJqK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> BTCUSDT chart on Tradingview.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview<\/p>\n<div class=\"trusted-editorial-content trusted-editorial-content--bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/safe.png\" class=\"trusted-editorial-content__icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial Methodology<\/strong> for bitcoinist focuses on providing thoroughly researched, precise, and impartial content. We adhere to rigorous sourcing standards, and each page undergoes meticulous review by our team of leading technology specialists and experienced editors. This method guarantees the integrity, relevance, and value of our content for our audience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-cup-and-handle-pattern-target-at-300000\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credible Editorial material, evaluated by renowned industry specialists and experienced editors. Advertisement Disclosure Renowned market evaluator Gert Van Lagen has boldly endorsed Bitcoin (BTC) to reach the $300,000 price target amid the ongoing bull market. Van Lagen\u2019s forecast follows closely after marking a new record high at $111,970, indicating a robust bullish intent to preserve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[2543,338],"class_list":{"0":"post-12442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"tag-gptreturn-a-list-of-comma-separated-tags-from-this-title-bitcoin-cup-and-handle-pattern-suggests-bull-target-remains-at-300","9":"tag-000-gpt"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin&#039;s Cup-and-Handle Formation Points Toward a Potential $300,000 Target - WSJ-Crypto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/bitcoins-cup-and-handle-formation-points-toward-a-potential-300000-target\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin&#039;s Cup-and-Handle Formation Points Toward a Potential $300,000 Target - WSJ-Crypto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Credible Editorial material, evaluated by renowned industry specialists and experienced editors. 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