{"id":10170,"date":"2022-10-20T02:55:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T06:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=10170"},"modified":"2022-10-20T02:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T06:55:53","slug":"bitcoin-price-grinds-lower-but-the-key-breakdown-support-is-still-intact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2022\/10\/20\/bitcoin-price-grinds-lower-but-the-key-breakdown-support-is-still-intact\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Grinds Lower But The Key Breakdown Support Is Still Intact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price slowly moved lower below $19,200 against the US Dollar. BTC is still trading above the main breakdown support near the $18,500 zone.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is slowly moving lower and there was a spike below the $19,000 level.<br \/>\nThe price is trading below $19,200 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,180 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair could start a steady increase if there is a clear move above $19,200 and then $19,500.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Holds Support<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-key-range-19k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slow decline from just above the $19,500 resistance zone<\/a>. BTC declined below the $19,250 and $19,200 support levels to move into a short-term bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>The bears even pushed the price below the $19,000 level and there was a close below the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price traded as low as $18,900 and is currently correcting higher. There was a move above the $19,000 level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-is-rising-20k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin price is now trading below $19,200<\/a> and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,180 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $19,090 level. It is close to the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $19,697 swing high to $18,900 low. The first major resistance sits near the $19,200 level and the trend line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bitcoin-15.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next major resistance might be $19,300 or the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $19,697 swing high to $18,900 low. A clear move above the $19,300 resistance might start a decent increase. In the stated case, the price may perhaps test the $19,500 resistance. Any more gains might start a steady increase towards the $20,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\n<p>Downside Break in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to rise above the $19,300 resistance zone, it could continue to move down. An immediate support on the downside is near the $19,000 zone.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support is near the $18,900 zone. A downside break could send the price towards the main breakdown support at $18,500. Any more losses might send the price further lower towards $17,800 and selling pressure could increase.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now below the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $19,000, followed by $18,900.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $19,200, $19,300 and $19,500.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price slowly moved lower below $19,200 against the US Dollar. BTC is still trading above the main breakdown support near the $18,500 zone.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is slowly moving lower and there was a spike below the $19,000 level.<br \/>\nThe price is trading below $19,200 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,180 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair could start a steady increase if there is a clear move above $19,200 and then $19,500.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Holds Support<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-key-range-19k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slow decline from just above the $19,500 resistance zone<\/a>. BTC declined below the $19,250 and $19,200 support levels to move into a short-term bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>The bears even pushed the price below the $19,000 level and there was a close below the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price traded as low as $18,900 and is currently correcting higher. There was a move above the $19,000 level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-is-rising-20k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin price is now trading below $19,200<\/a> and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,180 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $19,090 level. It is close to the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $19,697 swing high to $18,900 low. The first major resistance sits near the $19,200 level and the trend line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bitcoin-15.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next major resistance might be $19,300 or the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $19,697 swing high to $18,900 low. A clear move above the $19,300 resistance might start a decent increase. In the stated case, the price may perhaps test the $19,500 resistance. Any more gains might start a steady increase towards the $20,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\n<p>Downside Break in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to rise above the $19,300 resistance zone, it could continue to move down. An immediate support on the downside is near the $19,000 zone.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support is near the $18,900 zone. A downside break could send the price towards the main breakdown support at $18,500. Any more losses might send the price further lower towards $17,800 and selling pressure could increase.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now below the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $19,000, followed by $18,900.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $19,200, $19,300 and $19,500.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blockchain"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}