Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 14/4/2015 - Bearish Breakout
After a few weekend sessions of narrow sideways consolidation, bitcoin started the week with a bearish breakout at the end of the April 13th (Monday) session. As we can see in the 1H chart, the downtrend remains intact in the near, short-term. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 1H Chart April 14. Some observations from the 1H chart:1) The 200-, 100-, and 50-hour simple moving averages (SMAs) are sloping down and are in bearish alignment while price remained under all of them. This represents continuation of the bearish bias in this time-frame. 2) The 1H RSI hedl under 60, which reflects maintenance of the....
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Bitcoin has been consolidating since hitting a low around 166. Price has rebounded above 300 briefly, and then retreated. Still, BTCUSD has been hanging onto the consolidation mode in what appears to be a triangle. With price action already so close to the triangle apex, a breakout is imminent, but it will not be of much significance by itself. Let's see what other technical clues we will need. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 24/2/2015 Daily Chart. The daily chart shows that since price tagged 300, bearish candles have dominated. In fact, last Friday's bearish candle combined with the previous 4 daily....
Tired of Bitcoin's consolidation? Well, then there is good news! After spending considerable time in a contracting trading range, Bitcoin may well be on course to register another breakout. There is a significant probability that the breakout may be on the upside and lead to swift gains for the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is currently trading at $244.42. Technical analysis of the 240-minute BTC-USD price chart conveys that the cryptocurrency is well poised for the next leg of its rally. However, the support of $240 must not be violated. Bitcoin Chart Structure - A quick glance at the....
Litecoin started the week mostly in a tight consolidation between roughly 1.45 and 1.50 as we can see in the 1H chart below. Litecoin (LTCUSD) 1H Chart, April 14. Towards the end of the session, the price action of litecoin broke below the 1.45 low and dropped to 1.36 before stalling. Here are some other technical observations from the 1H chart:1) The breakout is continuing an expected process of “chewing” a tail created by a downward spike last week that created a new low on the year around parity (1.00). 2) Price remains under the 200-, 100-, and 50-hour simple moving averages (SMAs),....
Bitcoin has crossed the crucial resistance mentioned in A Breakout Everybody's Waiting For!, rising roughly 1.54% to trade at $235.75. The price appreciation has also led to overbought valuation for Bitcoin which might face stiff resistance from the next supply region at around $238. So, should you be buying Bitcoin now or not? Let's find out in the technical analysis below! Technical analysis of the above presented 240-minute BTC/USD price chart indicates that bulls have complete control over the situation and that Bitcoin is a pure buy-on-dips play. Bitcoin Chart Structure - After....
Consolidation within Consolidation: Litecoin has rebounded from the low of the year at about 1.10 to about 2.45 before falling back towards the middle of this price range. It has since been consolidating in a smaller range roughly between 1.80 and 2.05. Litecoin (LTCUSD) 4H Chart 2/24. Setting up for a Breakout: The 4H chart shows a market that has turned sideways as the moving averages went from sloping down with bearish alignment, to moving sideways in a cluster. With price moving up and below these moving averages (200-, 100-, and 50-period), we know the market is losing direction but....