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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD hovers below $9,000 after volatile pre-halving sessions  – Confluence Detector

  • BTC/USD recovery capped by 1-hour SMA100.
  • The local support is created by 38.2% Fibo monthly retracement.

Bitcoin price has gained 2% on a day-to-day basis and stayed unchanged since the start of Wednesday. The first digital coin recovered from the intraday low of $8,806 to trade at $8,920 at the time of writing. The recovery is capped by 1-hour SMA100. This barrier prevents BTC from moving towards $9 000. Once it is cleared, the recovery may be extended towards $9,200 guarded by 1-hour SMA200.

While the short-term momentum remains bearish, the RSI on the intraday charts has reversed to the downside, which means, the coin may stay range-bound in the nearest future. 

BTC/USD 1-hour chart

Let’s have a closer look at support and resistance levels clustered around the current price.

Resistance levels

$9,200 – 1-hour SMA200, 4-hour SMA40, daily SMA10
$9,500 – 38.2% Fibo retracement weekly, the highest level of the previous week, Pivot Point 1-day Resistance 3
$10,000 – psychological level

Support levels

$8,800 – 1-hour SMA50, 4-hour SMA100, the middle line of the 4-hour Bollinger Band
$8,500 – the lowest level of the previous day and the lowest level of the previous week
$8,200 – 38.2% Fibo retracement monthly

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Tanya Abrosimova

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