Bitcoin Price Triangle forms: Infers Upside Bias

Bitcoin Price Triangle forms: Infers Upside Bias

In classical technical analysis, an ascending triangle forms either as a continuation pattern midway through an uptrend or as a reversal pattern at the end of a downtrend. A break out of the triangle (i.e. a candlestick close above the upper channel) signifies a pattern completion, and infers a target of at least the height of the triangle in question. A quick look at the 15 minute price chart on the bitstamp feed reveals just such a pattern, and - therefore - offers up a bullish bias for the latter half of this week. We are currently trading just shy of 237, and approaching the apex of....


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