Bitcoin Price Consolidates Near $17K: What Could Trigger A Fresh Increase

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Bitcoin Price Consolidates Near $17K: What Could Trigger A Fresh Increase

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $17,500 resistance. BTC is trading above the $16,800 support and might start a fresh increase.

Bitcoin tested the $16,800 support zone and traded as low as $16,888. The price is trading near $17,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance near $17,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair must stay above the $16,800 support to start a fresh increase.

Bitcoin Price Holds Key Support

Bitcoin price attempted another increase above the $17,500 rezista zono. However, BTC failed to gain strength above the $17,400 level. A high was formed near $17,440 before there was a downside correction.

There was a move below the $17,200 support zone and the 100 hourly simple moving average. However, the bulls were active above the $16,800 support zone. A low was formed near $16,888 and the price is now consolidating losses.

There was a minor increase above the $17,000 level. Bitcoin price is now trading near $17,000 and the 100 horo simpla mova mezumo. Besides, there was a break above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent drop from the $17,440 swing high to $16,888 low.

There was also a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance near $17,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $17,170 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent drop from the $17,440 swing high to $16,888 low.

Fonto: BTCUSD ĉe TradingView.com

The first major resistance is near the $17,200 zone, above which the price may perhaps start another steady increase. In the stated case, the price could rise towards the $17,450 resistance. The next major resistance is near $17,500, above which the price rise towards the $18,000 zone in the near term.

Pliaj Perdoj en BTC?

If bitcoin fails to start a fresh increase above the $17,170 resistance, there could be more downsides. An immediate support on the downside is near the $16,880 level.

The next major support is near the $16,800 zone. A downside break below the $16,800 support might call a drop towards $16,500. Any more losses might call for a test of the key $16,000 support zone in the near term.

Teknikaj indikiloj:

Hora MACD - La MACD nun perdas rapidecon en la alcista zono.

Hore RSI (Relative Fort Force Index) - La RSI por BTC / USD nun superas la 50-nivelon.

Gravaj Subtenaj Niveloj - $ 16,800, sekvitaj de $ 16,500.

Gravaj Rezistaj Niveloj - $ 17,170, $ 17,200 kaj $ 17,500.

Originala fonto: NovaĵojBTC