{"id":2631,"date":"2022-07-04T03:58:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2022-07-04T03:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T07:58:33","slug":"ta-bitcoin-remains-in-downtrend-what-could-spark-sharp-upside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2022\/07\/04\/ta-bitcoin-remains-in-downtrend-what-could-spark-sharp-upside\/","title":{"rendered":"TA: Bitcoin Remains In Downtrend, What Could Spark Sharp Upside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin is trading in a bearish zone below $19,500 against the US Dollar. BTC might start a sharp recovery wave if there is a move above the $19,500 resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin failed to gain pace above the $19,500 and $19,600 resistance levels.<br \/>\nThe price is now trading below the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair could start a fresh decline unless there is a move above the $19,500 resistance zone.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Eyes Upside Break<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price started another decline below the $19,500 support zone. The price even traded below the $19,000 support zone and spiked below the $18,800 level.<\/p>\n<p>A low was formed near $18,738 and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor upward move above the $19,000 resistance zone. The price climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,500 swing high to $18,738 low.<\/p>\n<p>However, the price is now facing a strong resistance near the $19,400 zone and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is also a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p>The trend line is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,500 swing high to $18,738 low.<\/p>\n\n<p>Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/p>\n<p>The next key resistance is near the $19,800 zone. A clear move above the trend line resistance and then $19,800 could push the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise towards the $20,500 level. The next major resistance sits near the $21,200 level.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Decline in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to clear the $19,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. An immediate support on the downside is near the $19,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support now sits near the $18,700 level, below which the price could decline heavily. In the stated case, the price may perhaps decline towards the $17,500 level.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish 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 $18,700.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $19,500, $19,800 and $20,500.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is trading in a bearish zone below $19,500 against the US Dollar. BTC might start a sharp recovery wave if there is a move above the $19,500 resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin failed to gain pace above the $19,500 and $19,600 resistance levels.<br \/>\nThe price is now trading below the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair could start a fresh decline unless there is a move above the $19,500 resistance zone.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Eyes Upside Break<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price started another decline below the $19,500 support zone. The price even traded below the $19,000 support zone and spiked below the $18,800 level.<\/p>\n<p>A low was formed near $18,738 and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor upward move above the $19,000 resistance zone. The price climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,500 swing high to $18,738 low.<\/p>\n<p>However, the price is now facing a strong resistance near the $19,400 zone and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is also a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $19,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p>The trend line is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,500 swing high to $18,738 low.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/p>\n<p>The next key resistance is near the $19,800 zone. A clear move above the trend line resistance and then $19,800 could push the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise towards the $20,500 level. The next major resistance sits near the $21,200 level.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Decline in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to clear the $19,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. An immediate support on the downside is near the $19,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support now sits near the $18,700 level, below which the price could decline heavily. In the stated case, the price may perhaps decline towards the $17,500 level.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish 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 $18,700.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $19,500, $19,800 and $20,500.<\/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-2631","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\/2631","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=2631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}