Bitcoin price is still struggling to clear the $70,000 resistance. BTC is slowly moving lower and might soon drop toward the $67,000 support.
- Bitcoin price is struggling to clear the $69,500 and $70,000 levels.
- The price is trading above $68,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.
- There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $68,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair could continue to move down and trade toward the $67,000 support zone.
Bitcoin Price Starts Consolidation
Bitcoin price made another attempt to gain strength above the $69,000 level. BTC cleared the $69,500 level, but the bears were active near the $70,000 resistance zone.
A high was formed at $69,981 and the price started a downside correction. There was a move below the $69,500 and $69,200 levels. The price declined below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward wave from the $65,200 swing low to the $69,981 high.Bitcoin is now trading above $68,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is also a key bullish trend line forming with support at $68,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The trend line is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward wave from the $65,200 swing low to the $69,981 high.
Immediate resistance is near the $68,850 level. The next key resistance could be $69,200, above which the price could rise toward the $69,500 resistance zone.