Bitcoin Trading In Gridlock
Bitcoin trading has again managed to paint itself in a corner. Price is consolidating prior to encountering a long-term trendline from the November 2013 all-time high. At the current trajectory, price should run into the watershed within a week. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Bitcoin Trading and Price Analysis. Time of analysis: 13h41 UTC. Bitstamp 15-Minute Chart. From the analysis pages of xbt.social, earlier today: This close-up of the 15-minute Bitstamp chart shows just how congested the area of current price action is. Various....
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