Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 10/6/2015 - Drops After Hitting Resistance
In my prior analysis, Finally, a Breakout!, I had mentioned that Bitcoin may rise further to challenge the previous strong support level of $231. The price did advance to $230.79 followed by minor booking, which has brought the price down to $228.49. With Bitcoin unable to overcome the supply pressure near the resistance level, it becomes important to question whether it remains a buy on dips candidate or not. Let's find that out with the technical analysis of the 240-minute BTC/USD price chart below. Bitcoin Chart Structure - As can be seen from the chart above, Bitcoin first retested the....
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The ongoing spree of extremely thin trading sessions has taken many market participants by surprise. After hitting levels of sub-$200, Bitcoin raced back up to hit $235-237 but very few would have expected the cryptocurrency to have gone tight-ranged since then. Bitcoin is currently trading at $229.14, up 0.94 percent as the bulls manage to keep the price hovering near the resistance. As Bitcoin continues to trade near the recent highs, expectations are rising that the cryptocurrency may eventually pierce the resistance, but let us find out what the latest technical indications are.....