According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView, the top cryptocurrency was under pressure in the early hours of June 29, with bears managing to drop BTC to a daily low of $19,857 before price was bid back above the $20,000 mark.

Here's what several analysts predict will happen next for Bitcoin as it struggles to gain momentum and break out of its current price range.

Prepare for a turbulent summer.

IncomeSharks, an analyst and pseudonymous Twitter user, issued a warning to traders looking to enter the market at these levels, posting the following chart depicting one possible path that BTC could take in the months ahead.

According to IncomeSharks,

“More people end up losing money in chop zones than the big drop zones. I'm bullish mid term for a lot of reasons. This summer is about swing trading and accumulation. I will derisk/sell majority end of November/December.”

Altcoin Sherpa, a Twitter user, also mentioned the possibility of a stronger pullback, posting the following chart highlighting the significance of the $20,000 level.

According to Altcoin Sherpa,

“Around 20K will be a pretty important area on lower timeframes; lose that and we see a move to the range lows around 17K again IMO. If this area is the bottom, I expect to see 17-18K tested again to be honest.”

Price could fall to $16,400.

According to Rekt Capital, the recent price action is similar to previous bear markets and may provide some insight into where the bottom will be.

During the week of June 20, Bitcoin experienced similar buy-side volume as it did at the bottom of the 2018 bear market, near the 200-week moving average (MA).

According to Rekt Capital,

“During the formation of the 2018 bottom however, that buyer volume preceded extra -20% downside. If $BTC were to drop an extra -20% soon, price would reach ~$16,400.”

Consolidation results in accumulation.

Miles J Creative, a Twitter user, provided a more optimistic outlook, posting the chart below to support the thesis that a "bull phase is on the way."

The analyst said,

“In Bitcoin's history it has only had the current accumulation structure when exiting not entering bear markets. Perhaps this time is different but accumulation is saying a bull phase is coming.”

The total cryptocurrency market cap is now $897 billion, with Bitcoin dominating at 42.7 percent.