Bitcoin (BTC/USD) extended recent gains early in today’s North American session as the pair appreciated to the 19350.01 area trading as low as the 18079.46 area in the Asian session, just below the 50-bar 4-hourly simple moving average. Chartists observe that the 50-hour simple moving average has bullishly crossed above the 100-hour simple moving average, reflecting an appreciating market. Traders are eager to see if BTC/USD will establish a new all-time high above the 19891.99 area in short order. Traders are eyeing the 20311.36, 20534.46, and 21909.24 areas as upside price objectives if a new all-time high is established. The pair stopped short of testing the 15808.49 area during the recent move lower, representing the 23.6% retracement of the wide appreciating range and absolute 2020 range from 3858 to 19500. Significant Stops were elected during the decline including below the 18605.14, 18275.16, 18016.74, 17604.12, 17517.42, 17156.69, 17099.13, 16905.00, 16603.10, 16357.50, and 16292.58 levels.
Traders will pay close attention to some potential areas of technical support during pullbacks lower and these include the 16092.69 and 15935.90 areas. Notably, the 15935.90 and 16304.69 areas represent the 76.4% and 78.6% retracements of a historical depreciation from 19891.99 to 3128.89. Further below current market activity, traders are paying close attention to additional potential areas of technical support during pullbacks and these include the 14273.50, 14259.01, 14101.50, 13989.55, 13892.29, 13705.50, 13663.43, and 13594.42 levels. Chartists are observing that the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) is bullishly indicating above the 100-bar MA (4-hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (4-hourly). Also, the 50-bar MA (hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 200-bar MA (hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (hourly).
Price activity is nearest the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) at 18194.53 and the 200-bar MA (Hourly) at 18214.01.
Technical Support is expected around 16200/ 15996.17/ 15479.66 with Stops expected below.
Technical Resistance is expected around 19500/ 20311.36/ 21909.24 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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