A well-known trader stated that Bitcoin faces a key gap at $84,000, which is unlikely to be filled in the short term.

According to Mars Finance, on April 16th, renowned trader Killa (@KillaXBT) posted that Bitcoin has a CME exhaustion gap around $84,000, just before the sharp drop. This gap is similar to two gaps from 2022, which took 290 days and over 500 days to fill respectively. Killa believes the current Bitcoin price action is highly similar to the 2022 pattern, suggesting the $84,000 gap is unlikely to be filled in the short term, therefore the local top may be closer than most people expect at $80,000. He cautioned traders that chasing the current market highs may face downward pressure rather than a rapid rebound. The day before, Killa announced he had short Bitcoin at $74,688 with a stop-loss at $80,000. Killa, a quantitative trader specializing in BTC, predicted the peak of this bull market in May 2025 and has over 180,000 followers on the X platform.