Bitcoin is struggling to climb above the $24,000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC is declining and might continue to move down towards the $22,000 support.
- Bitcoin is showing bearish signs below the $23,500 level.
- The price is now trading below the $23,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
- There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $23,250 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair could continue to slide and might even test the $22,000 support in the near term.
Bitcoin Price Signals Decline
Bitcoin price started a steady decline from well above the $24,000 resistance zone. The price declined below the $23,500 and $23,250 to move into a short-term bearish zone.
The declined gained pace below the 100 hourly simple moving average. It even tested the 50% Fib retracement level of the key increase from the $20,695 swing low to $24,671 high. The price is now struggling below the $23,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
Source:The main resistance could be near the $24,180 zone. A close above the $24,180 resistance zone could set the pace for a decent increase. In the stated case, the price may perhaps rise towards the $24,650 level. The next major resistance sits near the $25,000 level.