{"id":22356,"date":"2023-04-21T20:52:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T00:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=22356"},"modified":"2023-04-21T20:52:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T00:52:35","slug":"time-to-pay-attention-bitcoin-reaches-logical-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2023\/04\/21\/time-to-pay-attention-bitcoin-reaches-logical-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Time To Pay Attention: Bitcoin Reaches \u201cLogical\u201d Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price is experiencing one of its more significant corrections since the trend began to change directions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the creator of the Bollinger Bands, it\u2019s once again \u201ctime to pay attention\u201d \u2014 this time because BTCUSD has pulled back to a \u201clogical\u201d level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin Begins Pullback To Logical Level<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin reached almost double from current bear market lows, nearly convincing the crypto community a new bullish trend had begun. With BTCUSD now down more than 10% from local highs, fear is already back on the air in a major way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bulls are now all but silent, after just recently declaring the bull market has returned. Bears are already celebrating the correction as continuation of the bearish trend getting underway.<\/p>\n<p>More tactical technicians, like John Bollinger, simply believe it\u2019s \u201ctime to pay attention,\u201d and haven\u2019t yet taken a side. The quote has become a bit of a catchphrase for the creator of the Bollinger Bands. But what exactly is he talking about?<\/p>\n\n<h2>All About The Bollinger Bands<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/topic\/bollinger-bands\/\">Bollinger Bands<\/a> are a volatility measuring tool. The tool\u2019s creator recently pointed out an expansion after a lengthy phase or narrowing. This behavior is referred to as a \u201csqueeze\u201d and suggests an uptick in volatility is ahead. Which is precisely what we are witnessing now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Volatility is the measure of price dispersion across a timeframe, and after very little movement, BTCUSD is like a rollercoaster once again. Ups and downs are par for the course.<\/p>\n<p>The Bollinger Bands are made up of a 20-period simple moving average (SMA), to where price pulled back to and has now broken below. The upper and lower bands are set at two standard deviations of the SMA.<\/p>\n<p>The next logical level to look for support would be the lower band, located at around $27,000. Once Bitcoin hits the level it could continue downward with strength or snap back to the top of the band.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure, the tool predicting volatility was accurate. Now it\u2019s time to pay attention.<\/p>\n<p>As a journalist I often cover the greatest calls by the best in the biz. <\/p>\n<p>As a trader, I never forget the corresponding price action, allowing me to learn at every turn. <\/p>\n<p>Same vibes. Pay attention. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbpjaK9Ntd\">pic.twitter.com\/cbpjaK9Ntd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony &#8220;The Bull&#8221; (@tonythebullBTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonythebullBTC\/status\/1649156364860628993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price is experiencing one of its more significant corrections since the trend began to change directions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the creator of the Bollinger Bands, it\u2019s once again \u201ctime to pay attention\u201d \u2014 this time because BTCUSD has pulled back to a \u201clogical\u201d level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin Begins Pullback To Logical Level<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin reached almost double from current bear market lows, nearly convincing the crypto community a new bullish trend had begun. With BTCUSD now down more than 10% from local highs, fear is already back on the air in a major way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bulls are now all but silent, after just recently declaring the bull market has returned. Bears are already celebrating the correction as continuation of the bearish trend getting underway.<\/p>\n<p>More tactical technicians, like John Bollinger, simply believe it\u2019s \u201ctime to pay attention,\u201d and haven\u2019t yet taken a side. The quote has become a bit of a catchphrase for the creator of the Bollinger Bands. But what exactly is he talking about?<\/p>\n<h2>All About The Bollinger Bands<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/topic\/bollinger-bands\/\">Bollinger Bands<\/a> are a volatility measuring tool. The tool\u2019s creator recently pointed out an expansion after a lengthy phase or narrowing. This behavior is referred to as a \u201csqueeze\u201d and suggests an uptick in volatility is ahead. Which is precisely what we are witnessing now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Volatility is the measure of price dispersion across a timeframe, and after very little movement, BTCUSD is like a rollercoaster once again. Ups and downs are par for the course.<\/p>\n<p>The Bollinger Bands are made up of a 20-period simple moving average (SMA), to where price pulled back to and has now broken below. The upper and lower bands are set at two standard deviations of the SMA.<\/p>\n<p>The next logical level to look for support would be the lower band, located at around $27,000. Once Bitcoin hits the level it could continue downward with strength or snap back to the top of the band.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure, the tool predicting volatility was accurate. Now it\u2019s time to pay attention.<\/p>\n<p>As a journalist I often cover the greatest calls by the best in the biz. <\/p>\n<p>As a trader, I never forget the corresponding price action, allowing me to learn at every turn. <\/p>\n<p>Same vibes. Pay attention. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbpjaK9Ntd\">pic.twitter.com\/cbpjaK9Ntd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony &#8220;The Bull&#8221; (@tonythebullBTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonythebullBTC\/status\/1649156364860628993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22356","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\/22356","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=22356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}