The breakout of the $72,000 resistance strengthens bitcoin’s bullish structure.
Altcoins would have greater price increases, the analyst anticipates.
The price of bitcoin (BTC) has risen close to 5.7% in the last 24 hours and almost 9% on a weekly basis.
At the time of this publication, on the morning of April 14, 2026, as can be seen in the CriptoNoticias Price Calculator, bitcoin is trading at $74,800.
The following graph shows how the behavior of the digital currency has been during the last 7 days:
In this context, market analyst Michaël van de Poppe published his perspective on his X account this Tuesday, April 14, 2026. According to him, bitcoin is aiming for higher prices. If the $75,000 resistance gives way on volume, The next target area would be between 80,000 and 85,000 dollars within the month of April.
The analyst, who has more than 800,000 followers on X, Indian that markets “have turned higher” and have shown overall strength despite geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle Eastin reference to the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran and the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
For van de Poppe, the determining support level is $72,000. If that floor holds, he estimates that The probability of seeing bitcoin at $80,000 before the end of April exceeds 70%.
van de Poppe’s thesis is not isolated. On April 13, trader and analyst Willy Woo noted that capital flows into BTC turned positive for the first time since January 2026. Woo supported his bullish turn—after weeks of a bearish stance—in capital inflows to BTC and cryptocurrency investment funds that reached $1.1 billion between April 6 and 10. He also sees $80,000 as a key test level.
Van de Poppe expanded his analysis to the altcoin markets (cryptocurrencies excluding bitcoin). If bitcoin advances 10%, he projects that altcoins could move 20% to 30% or more.
This projection assumes that retail capital rotates back into riskier assets once bitcoin consolidates its position above key resistances. It is a recurring dynamic in previous bullish cycles, although conditional on the bitcoin movement being sustained with real demand.
Not everyone shares the optimism. Jean Michel Libera, a financial analyst who responded directly to van de Poppe’s thread on X, questioned the soundness of the analysis:
“Arbitrary probability percentages create a false sense of security in a liquidity-driven environment. Betting on a beta of 3 for altcoins presupposes a euphoria driven by retail investors that the current institutional market structure does not support. Capital is concentrated in the core asset in search of stability, rather than seeking high-risk outlier assets. “Momentum without structural evidence is a trap for those who are overleveraged.”
Jean Michel Libera, financial analyst.
And, to all this, the geopolitical backdrop adds variables to the analysis. Yesterday, Monday, April 13, the United States military forces began a blockade of Iran’s portswhich tightened the markets of commodities and put oil above $100 before giving way slightly on Tuesday amid signs of possible diplomatic dialogue.
The factors that will define whether van de Poppe’s bullish scenario is confirmed or not are concrete: the support of $72,000 as support and the breaking of the $75,000 resistance with relevant volume. The geopolitical context and the evolution of negotiations between Washington and Tehran will also affect global risk appetite.