{"id":5285,"date":"2022-08-10T02:54:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2022-08-10T02:54:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:54:47","slug":"ta-bitcoin-price-takes-hit-why-btc-remains-at-risk-of-more-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2022\/08\/10\/ta-bitcoin-price-takes-hit-why-btc-remains-at-risk-of-more-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"TA: Bitcoin Price Takes Hit, Why BTC Remains at Risk of More Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from the $24,250 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC declined below $23,000 and remains at a risk of more losses.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $23,500 support zone.<br \/>\nThe price is now trading below the $23,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $23,320 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair must clear the $23,250 resistance to start a fresh increase in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Breaks Support<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price struggled to gain pace above the $24,000 resistance zone. The price formed a top near $24,285 and started a fresh decline.<\/p>\n<p>There was a clear move below the $23,800 and $23,500 support levels. The bears pushed the pair below the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $22,846 swing low to $24,286 high. Besides, there was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $23,320 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price is now trading below the $23,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. It is now consolidating above the key $22,650 support zone.<\/p>\n\n<p>Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $23,250 level. The next key resistance is near the $23,500 zone. A close above the $23,500 resistance zone could start a steady increase. In the stated case, the price may perhaps rise clear the $24,000 resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Downside Break in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to clear the $23,500 resistance zone, it could continue to mov down. An immediate support on the downside is near the $22,650 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support now sits near the $22,500 level. A close below the $22,500 level might start a move towards $22,000. If the bears remain in action, there is a risk of a move towards the $21,500 level in the coming sessions. Any more losses might send the price towards $20,500 level.<\/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 now well below the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $22,650, followed by $22,500.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $23,250, $23,500 and $24,000.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from the $24,250 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC declined below $23,000 and remains at a risk of more losses.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $23,500 support zone.<br \/>\nThe price is now trading below the $23,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $23,320 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair must clear the $23,250 resistance to start a fresh increase in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Breaks Support<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price struggled to gain pace above the $24,000 resistance zone. The price formed a top near $24,285 and started a fresh decline.<\/p>\n<p>There was a clear move below the $23,800 and $23,500 support levels. The bears pushed the pair below the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $22,846 swing low to $24,286 high. Besides, there was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $23,320 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price is now trading below the $23,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. It is now consolidating above the key $22,650 support zone.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $23,250 level. The next key resistance is near the $23,500 zone. A close above the $23,500 resistance zone could start a steady increase. In the stated case, the price may perhaps rise clear the $24,000 resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Downside Break in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to clear the $23,500 resistance zone, it could continue to mov down. An immediate support on the downside is near the $22,650 level.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support now sits near the $22,500 level. A close below the $22,500 level might start a move towards $22,000. If the bears remain in action, there is a risk of a move towards the $21,500 level in the coming sessions. Any more losses might send the price towards $20,500 level.<\/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 now well below the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $22,650, followed by $22,500.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $23,250, $23,500 and $24,000.<\/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-5285","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\/5285","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=5285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}