BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/p>\nThe next major resistance is near $17,500, above which the price rise towards the $18,000 resistance zone. Any more gains might spark a move towards the $18,500 resistance zone.<\/p>\n
Fresh Drop in BTC?<\/h2>\n If bitcoin fails to clear the $17,000 resistance, there could be a fresh drop. An immediate support on the downside is near the $16,820 level, the trend line, and the 100 hourly SMA.<\/p>\n
The next major support is near the $16,750 level. It is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $16,565 swing low to $16,920 high. A downside break below the $16,750 support might send the pair towards the $16,570 level. Any more losses might send the price towards $16,350.<\/p>\n
Technical indicators:<\/p>\n
Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n
Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now above the 50 level.<\/p>\n
Major Support Levels \u2013 $16,820, followed by $16,750.<\/p>\n
Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $17,000, $17,200 and $17,500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price is still attempting an upside break above $17,000. BTC could gain bullish momentum if there is a daily close above the $17,000 and $17,200 resistance levels. Bitcoin is again attempting an upside break above the $17,000 and $17,200 levels. The price is trading above $16,750 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $16,820 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could gain bullish momentum if there is a daily close above the $17,200 resistance zone. Bitcoin Price Remains Supported Bitcoin price climbed above the $16,800 resistance zone in the past few sessions. BTC even attempted an upside break above the $17,000 resistance zone, but struggled to gain bullish momentum. The bulls made a couple of attempts to clear the $17,000 resistance, but failed. The recent high was formed near $16,920 and the price is now consolidating in a range. It corrected a few points and tested the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $16,565 swing low to $16,920 high. Bitcoin price is now trading above $16,750 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is also a key bullish trend line forming with support near $16,820 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $16,920 zone. The first major resistance is near the $17,000 zone. The main barrier is still near the $17,200 level. A proper daily close above the $17,200 resistance might start a steady recovery wave. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com The next major resistance is near $17,500, above which the price rise towards the $18,000 resistance zone. Any more gains might spark a move towards the $18,500 resistance zone. Fresh Drop in BTC? If bitcoin fails to clear the $17,000 resistance, there could be a fresh drop. An immediate support on the downside is near the $16,820 level, the trend line, and the 100 hourly SMA. The next major support is near the $16,750 level. It is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $16,565 swing low to $16,920 high. A downside break below the $16,750 support might send the pair towards the $16,570 level. Any more losses might send the price towards $16,350. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now above the 50 level. Major Support Levels \u2013 $16,820, followed by $16,750. Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $17,000, $17,200 and $17,500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":460984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[428,679,1144,78790,76835],"class_list":["post-513776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-btcusd","tag-btcusdt","tag-xbtusd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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