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Bitcoin (BTC/USD) awaited upside momentum early in the Asian session as the pair continued to orbit the 58781.50 level, representing the 23.6% retracement of the recent depreciating range from 69000 to 55625. A lack of fresh technical sentiment has recently kept the pair between the 50-hour simple moving average and the 100-hour simple moving average. Strong selling pressure emerged last week after BTC/USD traded as high as the 66339.90 level, representing a test of the 23.6% retracement of the appreciating range from 57653.88 to 69000.
Stops were elected below many retracement levels and areas of potential technical support during the pullback, including the 65430, 64562, 63515, 63221, 61985, 61436, 60436, 59652, and 58887 levels. Following the pair’s recent volatility, downside retracement levels and areas of potential technical support include the 53835, 53150, 52598, 49409, and 49150 levels. Traders are observing that the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 100-bar MA (4-hourly) and below the 200-bar MA (4-hourly). Also, the 50-bar MA (hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 100-bar MA (hourly) and below the 200-bar MA (hourly).
Price activity is nearest the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) at 61394.37 and the 100-bar MA (Hourly) at 58920.97.
Technical Support is expected around 53997.15/ 51245.86/ 49022.22 with Stops expected below.
Technical Resistance is expected around 69000/ 69449.40/ 77565.60 with Stops expected above.
On 60-minute chart, SlowK is Bearishly below SlowD while MACD is Bearishly below MACDAverage.
