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BTC/USD Price Analysis: Steps back from 50-day SMA inside rising wedge

  • BTC/USD drops from near-term key SMA, but still left to confirm the bearish technical chart pattern.
  • 61.8% Fibonacci retracement and 200-day SMA adds to the upside barriers.

While stepping back from 50-day SMA, BTC/USD takes rounds to 7,305 amid early Friday. Even so, the crypto leader stays inside the rising wedge bearish technical formation.

Hence, sellers will wait for the confirmation of the bearish technical pattern before taking entries.

In doing so, the formation support around 6990 could offer the trigger to the downside towards 5,700 and 23.6% Fibonacci retracement of February-March fall near 5,440.

During the quote’s further drop below 5,440, the 5,000 psychological magnet, 4,900 and 4,000 round-figure can offer intermediate stops to the previous month low close to 3,890.

Meanwhile, a 50-day SMA level of 7,380 and the pattern’s resistance line, around 7,445/50 could keep the pair’s near-term advances in check, a break of which could push buyers in direction to 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level of 7,985 and 8,000 resistances.

If at all the bulls manage to dominate past-8,000, 200-day SMA level near 8,085 could question their strength ahead of recalling the previous month high surrounding 9,215.

BTC/USD daily chart

Trend: Pullback expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price7300.98
Today Daily Change-67.93
Today Daily Change %-0.92%
Today daily open7368.91
 
Trends
Daily SMA206602.11
Daily SMA507423.77
Daily SMA1008149.72
Daily SMA2008116.13
 
Levels
Previous Daily High7426.72
Previous Daily Low7154.7
Previous Weekly High7254.75
Previous Weekly Low5854.85
Previous Monthly High9215.51
Previous Monthly Low3886.49
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%7322.81
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%7258.61
Daily Pivot Point S17206.83
Daily Pivot Point S27044.76
Daily Pivot Point S36934.81
Daily Pivot Point R17478.86
Daily Pivot Point R27588.8
Daily Pivot Point R37750.88

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Anil Panchal

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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