Bitcoin May Retrace Shortly Before New All-Time Highs
Before BTC reaches $61,000, it could provide an opportunity for investors to get back in the market.
Key Takeaways
- Bitcoin's price has risen by more than 5.50% in the past 12 hours, slicing through a crucial hurdle.
- If buying pressure continues to rise, BTC's market value could target a new record high of $61,000.
- However, a particular technical index points to a retracement before Bitcoin reaches higher highs.
Share this article
Bitcoin is back in the green after turning a crucial resistance level into support. As long as Bitcoin’s price holds above $50,000, the cryptocurrency will likely advance to new all-time highs.
Bitcoin Attempts to Resume its Uptrend
Bitcoin seems to have broken out of an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern that has developed since Feb. 23 on its 4-hour chart. After slicing through the $52,000 resistance barrier, BTC surged by more than 5.50% to recently hit a high of $54,850.
Further spike in buying pressure around the current price level could push Bitcoin’s price up by 12% and towards $61,000. This target is determined by measuring the inverse head-and-shoulders’ widest range and adding that distance upward from the breakout point.
Although the odds seem to favor the bulls, the Tom Demark (TD) Sequential indicator suggests that Bitcoin could retrace. This technical index presented a sell signal in the form of a green nine candlestick on BTC’s 4-hour chart. Such a bearish formation tends to lead to a one to four 4-hour candlesticks correction.
If validated, Bitcoin may pull back to the inverse head-and-shoulders’ neckline at $52,000, then rebound to $61,000.
While a sudden downswing to the $52,000 support level may shake out some of the so-called “weak hands,” investors should understand that this is a massive area of interest.
Glassnode CTO Suggests Strong Support
Glassnode co-founder and CTO Rafael Schultze-Kraft maintains that more than 1.2 million BTC (roughly 6.5% of Bitcoin’s circulation supply) were transacted around $50,000, making this a “strong” support zone.
“When a large volume of coins move on-chain, and an on-chain support level holds, it suggests that there is significant accumulation interest and buyers see it as a ‘value’ entry point,” he says.
It is worth noting that while a rebound from the $52,000 support zone may lead to a 17% upswing, breaking through it could be catastrophic for the bulls. A 4-hour candlestick close below this price hurdle might generate panic among investors, igniting a sell-off.
Under such unique circumstances, Bitcoin may drop to $40,000 to look for support at that level.
Disclosure: At the time of writing, this author owned Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Share this article
