Bitcoin Blasts Higher, Negates Downtrend To Trade At 9-Month High: A Technical Analysis

Bitcoin BTC/USD was blasting over 7% higher during Tuesday’s 24-hour trading session after soaring 23% between the low-of-day on Friday and Monday’s closing price.

The move saw the crypto trading at its highest price since June 2022. 

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From a technical analysis perspective, Bitcoin back-tested the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) on Friday and held above the area, which caused bullish traders to feel more confident that the apex crypto will continue trading in a bull cycle. This caused bullish momentum to enter into Bitcoin and several other cryptos including Ethereum.

Gold, which is considered the traditional safe-haven asset, is consolidating on Tuesday by printing an inside bar pattern. Bitcoin will eventually need to consolidate and print a higher low to confirm a new uptrend, and that is likely to happen soon because Bitcoin’s relative strength index (RSI) has reached 70%.

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The Bitcoin Chart: When a stock’s or crypto’s RSI reaches or exceeds the 70% mark it becomes overbought, which can be a sell signal for technical traders. Bullish traders want to see the crypto consolidate sideways or slightly lower, possibly forming a bull flag pattern on the daily chart.

• On Tuesday, Bitcoin looked to be forming an upper wick, which indicates there are sellers and profit takers near the psychologically important $26,000 level. In order to break above that area, Bitcoin may need to trade under the level for a few days, which would allow the crypto’s RSI to cool.
• Bitcoin’s eight-day exponential moving average (EMA) crossed above the 21-day EMA on Tuesday, which is bullish. The crypto’s eight-day and 21-day EMAs, as well as the 50-day SMA, are trending near the $23,000 mark and if Bitcoin retraces lower over the next few days, that area is likely to act as solid support.
• Bitcoin has resistance above at $28,690 and $31,418 and support below at $25,772 and $25,288.

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