Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 1/4/2015 - Coiling Begins
Bitcoin has been consolidating since the end of last week after it tagged the 236 handle. BTCUSD rebounded from 236 to about the 255-256 area before stalling. Over the weekend and at the start of the week, we saw the cryptocurrency slide back towards that 236 low, but respecting it as support again. The 1H chart shows the strong rebound from the support area, which sets up a potential double bottom. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 1H Chart 1/4/2015. In the 1H chart we can see that before a double bottom is complete, price action has some slight bearish bias. Indeed before this possible double bottom,....
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