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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC has failed to break higher on three occasions

  • Bitcoin has been struggling on Monday after another failed attempt to break higher levels.
  • BTC/USD is currently finding support at the 55 EMA which is doing the job for now.

BTC/USD 1-hour chart

Bitcoin has had another go a breaking through the 10K mark earlier on in the session but once again failed. The only good news for the bulls is the fact that the purple support zone just above 9600 seems to be holding firm. 

The aforementioned level also confluences with the 55 hourly exponential moving average (EMA). This could give the zone more gravitas when trying to hold off the bears. Elsewhere, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator languishes at the mid-line lacking any clear direction. 

It feels like this the bulls could be given another opportunity but if there is any failure the bears will take hold of the market and the support zones could be tested. The next major support level is the green horizontal line at 9200. That level is closer to the 200 simple moving average and would be interesting to see what happens there.

BTC upside rejection

Additional levels

BTC/USD

Overview
Today last price9652.82
Today Daily Change-19.71
Today Daily Change %-0.20
Today daily open9672.53
 
Trends
Daily SMA209096.19
Daily SMA507842.88
Daily SMA1007997.17
Daily SMA2008050.39
 
Levels
Previous Daily High9893.74
Previous Daily Low9324.75
Previous Weekly High9944.79
Previous Weekly Low8105.58
Previous Monthly High9476.83
Previous Monthly Low6156.67
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%9676.39
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%9542.1
Daily Pivot Point S19366.93
Daily Pivot Point S29061.34
Daily Pivot Point S38797.94
Daily Pivot Point R19935.93
Daily Pivot Point R210199.34
Daily Pivot Point R310504.93

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Rajan Dhall, MSTA

Rajan Dhall is an experienced market analyst, who has been trading professionally since 2007 managing various funds producing exceptional returns.

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