{"id":4126,"date":"2022-07-26T03:56:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T07:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2022-07-26T03:56:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T07:56:18","slug":"ta-bitcoin-price-turns-red-why-btc-could-extend-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2022\/07\/26\/ta-bitcoin-price-turns-red-why-btc-could-extend-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"TA: Bitcoin Price Turns Red, Why BTC Could Extend Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $22,000 support against the US Dollar. BTC is declining and might extend losses below the $20,500 support zone.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin started a fresh decline and traded below the $22,000 level.<br \/>\nThe price is now trading below the $22,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $21,950 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair might decline further if there is a clear move below the $20,800 level.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Gains Bearish Momentum<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-risk-drop-21k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fresh decline<\/a> after it failed to clear the $24,000 resistance zone. There was a steady decline below the $23,500 and $23,000 levels.<\/p>\n<p>The bears gained strength for a move below the $22,500 support level and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-could-rally-22500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>. Finally, the price traded below the $21,500 support level and even spiked below $21,000. A low is formed near $20,994 and the price is now consolidating losses.<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, bitcoin price could face resistance near the $21,650 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $22,250 swing high to $20,994 low.<\/p>\n<p>The next key resistance is near the $22,000 zone. There is also a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $21,950 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The trend line is near the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $22,250 swing high to $20,994 low.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bitcoin-19.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>A close above the $22,000 resistance zone could set the pace for more gains. In the stated case, the price may perhaps rise towards the $22,500 level. The next major resistance sits near the $23,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>More Losses in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to start a recovery wave above the $21,650 level, it could continue to move down. An immediate support on the downside is near the $21,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support now sits near the $20,500 level. A clear break and close below the $20,500 support zone might send the price towards $20,000 in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is well below the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $21,000, followed by $20,500.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $21,650, $22,000 and $22,500.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $22,000 support against the US Dollar. BTC is declining and might extend losses below the $20,500 support zone.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin started a fresh decline and traded below the $22,000 level.<br \/>\nThe price is now trading below the $22,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $21,950 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair might decline further if there is a clear move below the $20,800 level.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Gains Bearish Momentum<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-risk-drop-21k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fresh decline<\/a> after it failed to clear the $24,000 resistance zone. There was a steady decline below the $23,500 and $23,000 levels.<\/p>\n<p>The bears gained strength for a move below the $22,500 support level and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-could-rally-22500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>. Finally, the price traded below the $21,500 support level and even spiked below $21,000. A low is formed near $20,994 and the price is now consolidating losses.<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, bitcoin price could face resistance near the $21,650 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $22,250 swing high to $20,994 low.<\/p>\n<p>The next key resistance is near the $22,000 zone. There is also a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $21,950 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The trend line is near the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $22,250 swing high to $20,994 low.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bitcoin-19.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>A close above the $22,000 resistance zone could set the pace for more gains. In the stated case, the price may perhaps rise towards the $22,500 level. The next major resistance sits near the $23,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>More Losses in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to start a recovery wave above the $21,650 level, it could continue to move down. An immediate support on the downside is near the $21,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support now sits near the $20,500 level. A clear break and close below the $20,500 support zone might send the price towards $20,000 in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is well below the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $21,000, followed by $20,500.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $21,650, $22,000 and $22,500.<\/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-4126","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\/4126","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=4126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}