Bitcoin Price Looks Poised to Breakout, But Heavy Resistance Remains Overhead
As expected, the Bitcoin markets have been relatively stable over the past week, although it now looks like a rally up to resistance is becoming more and more likely. Now that a week has passed since the halving and there has been no technical incident, no significant drop in hash rate, no network clogging fee event, and no major selloff in price, we think the market is simply digesting its new economic reality for the time being. Unfortunately for traders this digestion period means a lack of volatility due to a tightening consolidation, however as we know range contraction inevitably....
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As expected, the bitcoin markets have been relatively stable over the past week, although it now looks like a rally up to resistance is becoming more and more likely. Now that a week has passed since the halving and there has been no technical incident, no significant drop in hash rate, no network clogging fee event, and no major selloff in price, we think the market is simply digesting its new economic reality for the time being. Unfortunately for traders this digestion period means a lack of volatility due to a tightening consolidation, however as we know range contraction inevitably....
Bitcoin price is still stuck inside the triangle consolidation pattern but might be gearing up for a breakout soon. Bitcoin Price Key Highlights. Bitcoin price has formed lower highs and found support around $730, creating a descending triangle pattern. Price just bounced off support and might be ready for a test of resistance at $750-755. Technical indicators seem to be hinting that the resistance would hold, although a breakout is possible with this week’s event risks. Technical Indicators Signals. The 100 SMA is below the longer-term 200 SMA so the path of least resistance is still to....
Litecoin rises 2.92 percent to $3.098 as it breaks away from the consolidation phase which lasted for 7 consecutive days. This is also the highest closing level for Litecoin in over a month. The rise in Litecoin could also be partly attributed to a strong surge in Bitcoin on the back of a strong momentum breakout. Helped by the price jump, Litecoin is now in the sniffing distance of a crucial overhead resistance which we discussed in the previous Litecoin analysis In a Fix? Below are the latest technical considerations taken from the daily LTC-USD price chart. Helped by the price jump,....
BTC price at press time: US$249.45. Last week’s price alert began with: “Thus far things seem different. The one thing that continues to make me weary is the lack of volume. If we are going to have a truly sustainable advance, volume needs to pick up and price needs to burst through big resistance at the 200-day Moving Average at ~US$258. As long as price remains above the 50-day, a neutral to bullish stance should be taken.” The price reached a high of ~US$252 and has now come down to ~US$249 and thus far the price has been consolidating above these two moving averages, which it has been....
Bitcoin price has been trading in a relatively narrow range of $320-$334 for the past day or so. I expect that it will break out of this range soon. Overhead resistance had been tested and held on a few occasions, but we broke through that resistance as this article was being written. 3-Day Chart. To touch the long term support line, price on the 3-day chart would need to fall to $315. But I would be surprised if it goes there. If it does, it will cause me to sit up and take notice, no doubt. This chart will clear 2nd arc resistance no later than Jan 1, 2015. From there, there will be....