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Bitcoin Technical Analysis: Bears kick in as soon as BTC/USD crosses $7,500

  • BTC/USD is hugging along the upper curve of the 20-day Bollinger Band in the daily chart.
  • The RSI in the 4-hour chart has dipped into the overbought zone, indicating short-term correction.

BTC/USD daily chart

BTC/USD daily chart

BTC/USD went down from $7,493.34 to $7,491.50 in the early hours of Friday, as the bears kicked in as soon as the price crossed the $7,500 mark.BTC/USD is hugging along the upper curve of the 20-day Bollinger band. This Thursday, the price shot up from $7,137.50, spiking above the triangle formation in the process. The bulls will need to overcome resistance at $7,800 and the SMA 200. The Elliott Oscillator has had two straight green sessions.

BTC/USD 4-hour chart

BTC/USD 4-hour chart

The 4-hour chart shows that price failed at the $7,537.20 resistance level after spiking from $7,138.53 to $7,537.20. After encountering strong resistance, the 4-hour price had three straight red sessions. The SMA 20 has crossed over the SMA 50 to chart a bullish cross. The Elliott Oscillator has gone up from -200.69 to 338.50 over the last 13 sessions. The RSI indicator is hovering along the edge of the overbought zone.

Key levels

BTC/USD

Overview
Today last price7493.28
Today Daily Change-0.63
Today Daily Change %-0.01
Today daily open7493.91
 
Trends
Daily SMA207037.81
Daily SMA506781.72
Daily SMA1008037.39
Daily SMA2007977.76
 
Levels
Previous Daily High7765.01
Previous Daily Low7032.13
Previous Weekly High7216.69
Previous Weekly Low6466.49
Previous Monthly High9215.51
Previous Monthly Low3886.49
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%7485.05
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%7312.09
Daily Pivot Point S17095.69
Daily Pivot Point S26697.47
Daily Pivot Point S36362.81
Daily Pivot Point R17828.57
Daily Pivot Point R28163.23
Daily Pivot Point R38561.45


 

Author

Rajarshi Mitra

Rajarshi Mitra

Independent Analyst

Rajarshi entered the blockchain space in 2016. He is a blockchain researcher who has worked for Blockgeeks and has done research work for several ICOs. He gets regularly invited to give talks on the blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

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