Bitcoin price started a sharp decline from the $12,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC must stay above $11,200 and $11,000 to remain in a positive zone.
- Bitcoin failed to gain pace above the $12,000 resistance level, and started a sharp decline.
- The price is down over 5%, and it broke the $11,500 support and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
- There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $11,640 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair is currently consolidating losses near $11,350 and it might revisit the $11,200 support zone.
Bitcoin Price Dives Below $11,500
Yesterday, we saw a crucial rejection above $12,000 for bitcoin price against the US Dollar. BTC topped near the $12,065 level and started a sharp decline. The bears were able to clear the $11,650 and $11,500 support levels to spark a major decline.
The price even broke the $11,350 zone and settled below the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was also a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $11,640 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.
Bitcoin price trades below $11,500. Source:The bulls are currently struggling to push the price above the $11,450 and $11,500 levels (support turned resistance). The next major resistance is near the $11,650 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.