Bitcoin finally managed to clear the $9,000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC price must stay above the $8,950 and $8,860 support levels to continue higher in the near term.
- Bitcoin is trading in a positive zone above the $8,950 and $9,000 levels against the US Dollar.
- The price traded as high as $9,172 and it is currently correcting lower.
- There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $8,860 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair could correct a few points, but it is likely to bounce back from $8,950 or $8,860.
Bitcoin Struggling To Gain Pace
After many failed attempts, bitcoin finally managed to pop above the $8,950 and $9,000 resistance levels against the US Dollar. BTC price settled nicely above the $9,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
A new weekly high is formed near $9,172 and the price is currently correcting lower. The current technical structure suggests that the price is lacking strength above $9,000.The first key support is near the $8,950 level (the recent breakout zone). The next key support is near the $8,920 level. It coincides with the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $8,670 low to $9,172 high.
More importantly, there is key bullish trend line forming with support near $8,860 on the hourly of the BTC/USD pair. If bitcoin price slides below the $9,000 and $8,950 support levels, there are high chances of it finding a strong buying interest near the trend line and the 100 hourly SMA.