Bitcoin Price Sits In Range With Sharp Moves, $50K Is The Key

Bitcoin price spiked toward the $53,200 resistance. BTC is trading in a major range and still holding gains above the $50,000 support zone.

• Bitcoin price is struggling to clear the $52,500 resistance zone.
• The price is trading below $52,400 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.
• There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $52,300 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
• The pair could dip toward the $51,600 support before it attempts a fresh increase.

Bitcoin Price Holds Ground

Bitcoin price made another attempt to gain strength above the $52,200 resistance zone. BTC broke the $52,500 level and even spiked above $52,800. However, the bears were active near the $53,000 level.

A new multi-week high was formed near $52,991 and the price dived toward $50,500. A low was formed at $50,663 and the price is now attempting a fresh increase. There was a move above the $51,600 level. The price climbed above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $52,991 swing high to the $50,663 low.

Bitcoin is now trading below $52,400 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $52,300 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.

Immediate resistance is near the $52,200 level. The next key resistance could be $52,400 or the trend line or the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $52,991 swing high to the $50,663 low, above which the price could rise toward the $52,800 resistance zone.

Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com

The main resistance is now near the $53,000 level. A clear move above the $53,000 resistance could send the price toward the $53,500 resistance. The next resistance could be near the $54,200 level.

Another Drop In BTC?

If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $52,400 resistance zone, it could start another decline in the near term. Immediate support on the downside is near the $51,600 level.

The first major support is $51,200. If there is a close below $51,200, the price could gain bearish momentum. In the stated case, the price could decline toward the $50,500 support zone, below which the price might turn bearish in the short term.

Technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level.

Major Support Levels – $51,600, followed by $51,200.

Major Resistance Levels – $52,200, $52,400, and $52,800.

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