BTC/USD Bulls Finally Run Above 12000: Sally Ho's Technical Analysis 18 August 2020 BTC

BTC/USD Bulls Finally Run Above 12000: Sally Ho's Technical Analysis 18 August 2020 BTC

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) showed some volatility early in today’s Asian session as traders reacted to the pair’s spike higher during yesterday’s North American session that saw the 12210.89 area reached, after Stops were elected above the recent relative high of 12134.29.  One range that has recently influenced recent price activity is the recent appreciation from 11546.15 to 12086.22, and traders are observing that buying activity emerged during a recent pullback just below the 11497.71 area, representing the 38.2% retracement of the appreciating range.  Additional retracement levels in this appreciating range include the 11316.19, 11134.46, and 10909.61 areas.  Traders also remain focused on the 11395.78, 11372.38, 11350.94, and 11307.97 areas during pullbacks lower, representing the 23.6% retracements of the recent appreciating ranges that commenced around the 9005.00, 8905.84, 8815.01, and 8632.93 areas.  A key level where buying pressure recently emerged is around the the 11529.38 level,  a test of the 11510.44 area that represents the 50% retracement of a historical depreciation from 19891.99 to 3128.89.

Additional upside price objectives include the 12227.83, 12268.47, 12311.39, 12859.49, and 13107.05 levels, targets related to areas of buying pressure that emerged earlier this year around the 3858.00 area and above.   Stops were recently elected above the 11026.97, 11115.62, 11340.92, 11399.17, 11407.81, 11570.81, and 11761.97 levels.  Following the pair’s recent appreciation to the 12210.89 level, traders are observing retracement levels around the 11742.52, 11717.12, 11665.45, 11631.98, 11536.72, 11489.10, 11274.14, 11120.00 10866.33, 10796.77, 10651.81, 10569.65, 10474.65, 10383.61, and 10316.39 areas.  Below those areas, some potential areas of technical support include the 10200.39, 10139.11, and 10082.97 areas.  Chartists are observing that the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) is bullishly indicating above the 200-bar MA (4-hourly) and above the 100-bar MA (4-hourly).  Also, the 50-bar MA (hourly) is bullishly indicating above the 100-bar MA (hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (hourly).

Price activity is nearest the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) at 11714.59 and the 100-bar MA (Hourly) at 11717.58.

Technical Support is expected around 11497.91/ 11348.03/ 11120.00 with Stops expected below.

Technical Resistance is expected around 12268.47/ 12311.39/ 13488.49 with Stops expected above.  

On 4-Hourly chart, SlowK is Bullishly above SlowD while MACD is Bullishly above MACDAverage.

On 60-minute chart, SlowK is Bullishly above SlowD while MACD is Bullishly above MACDAverage.

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