“If bitcoin exceeds $71,000 we would be happy,” says the analyst.
Next week, after Easter, volatility would return in either direction.
Michaël van de Poppe, trader and market analyst, published this Friday, April 3, 2026, two messages on once again leaned towards a potentially bullish breakout scenario for bitcoin (BTC).
«Bitcoin remains stuck in this area, which means there is no clear direction. The longer it lasts, the greater the breakup. If it exceeds $71,000, we would be happy,” wrote They go to Poppe in the morning.
Hours later, he reinforced that reading with a second message: «Extremely low volatility in the markets. I think we’ll have a quiet Easter and then volatility will return next week before we start accelerating in either direction. “Honestly, given the general sentiment, I assume we will see bullish momentum in bitcoin.”
At the time of this publication, as can be seen in the CriptoNoticias Price Calculator, bitcoin is trading around $66,700 and accumulates several days of lateralization without a defined trend.
Van de Poppe is not vague regarding the level that would change the technical table: $71,000. He had already mentioned that same reference on March 28, when he maintained that bitcoin “did not look good” and warned of a possible fall to $60,000. At that time, $71,000 was the only condition that would make it abandon its bearish bias.
That he cites that number again today—but this time in terms of opportunity and not a minimum condition—suggests that the analyst perceives that this level is achievable in the short termalthough it does not explicitly state it.
The change in tone is relevant if read in context. On March 23, van de Poppe defended a bullish thesis based on the historical relationship between bitcoin and gold, arguing that the cycle correction was already within the ranges that historically marked market floors. Five days later, that argument had lost strength: the analyst went on to describe a bearish continuation scenario and point to $60,000 as an accumulation zone.
Now, on April 3, it takes another turn. He does not completely abandon caution—he acknowledges that volatility could go “in any direction”—but his explicit conclusion is that he expects bullish momentum.
Uncertainty in the market for bitcoin
The market operates these days with low liquidity due to the Easter holidays, which partly explains the volatility compression described by the analyst. Next week, with ETF and institutional markets reopened, a definition of direction is expected.
Added to this is geopolitical uncertainty: The market awaits concrete definitions on the conflict in Iran and the situation in the Strait of Hormuzfactors that could act as external catalysts for volatility, in any sense.
Unlike Michaël van de Poppe, other analysts believe that the bearish trend will predominate. Among them is Willy Woo, who maintains that the crypto winter is not over and that bitcoin could fall to the $46,000 area before having a significant rebound.