Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 18/8/2015 - The Pressure is Simply Too Much
I had said in the previous Bitcoin price technical analysis Can Bitcoin Survive This? with high optimism that the current price level may attract inflow to stem the decline. However, I have been proved wrong. The selling pressure is overwhelming the bulls, and a further increase may lead to a breakdown kind of situation in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is currently available at $255.47, down 0.49 percent. I had also pointed out earlier that if the bulls are thrashed in the next couple of sessions, there will be a higher probability of the price skidding to the consolidation zone near $240. I still....
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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....