- BTC/USD bulls need to clear $5,300.
- The price has been rangebound for several days.
Bitcoin (BTC) topped at $5,360 and has been moving lower ever since. Generally, the price is oscillating in a tight range limited by $5,200 on the downside and $5,300 on the upside
Bitcoin confluence levels
All the strong barriers are clustered below and above the current price, which means that the price is prone to rangebound trading. Meanwhile a confident movement in either direction is likely to become a precondition for the strong movement that will define a short-term trend for BTC.
Resistance levels
- $5,300- upper boundary of 1-hour Bollinger Band, middle line of 4-hour Bollinger Band, SMA100 and SMA50 1-hour, 61.8% Fibo retracement daily.
- $5,350-$5,460 – previous week high, upper boundary of 1-hour Bollinger Band, Pivot Point 1-day Resistance 1.
- $5,400-$5,430 – Pivot Point 1-day Resistance 2, 161.8% Fibo projection daily,
Support levels
- $5,240 – a host of SMA levels, 38.2% Fibo retracement daily, 23.6% Fibo retracement weekly, middle line of 1-hour Bollinger Band
- $5,200 – 38.2% Fibo retracement weekly, SMA200 1-hour, SMA50, 4-hour
- $5,050 – 61.8% Fibo retracement weekly, Pivot Point 1-day Support 1.
BTC/USD, 1D