Bitcoin is still consolidating near the $20,000 zone against the US Dollar. BTC must clear the $20,550 resistance zone to start a steady increase.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin is still struggling to gain pace above the $20,550 resistance.
\nThe price is now trading near the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
\nThere is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $20,330 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
\nThe pair must clear the $20,350 zone and $20,550 to start a fresh increase.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin Price Faces Hurdles<\/p>\n
Bitcoin price remained well supported above the $19,550 zone<\/a>. BTC formed a base and started a fresh upward move above the $20,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\n There was a push above the $20,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price even cleared the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $20,576 swing high to $19,555 low. However, the price stayed below the $20,550 resistance zone.<\/p>\n Bitcoin price is now trading near the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $20,350 level.<\/p>\n There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $20,330 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The trend line is near the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $20,576 swing high to $19,555 low.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/p>\n The next major resistance sits near the $20,550 and $20,575 levels. A clear move above the $20,575 resistance might send the price towards $21,000. Any more gains might start a steady move towards the $22,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\n Fresh Decline in BTC?<\/p>\n If bitcoin fails to clear the $20,550 resistance zone, it could start another decline. An immediate support on the downside is near the $20,000 zone.<\/p>\n The next major support sits near the $19,800 level. The main support sits near the $19,550 level. A break below the $19,550 support might spark a sharp move to $19,000. Any more losses might call for a move to $18,500 in the near term.<\/p>\n Technical indicators:<\/p>\n Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now below the 50 level.<\/p>\n Major Support Levels \u2013 $19,880, followed by $19,500.<\/p>\n Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $20,350, $20,550 and $21,000.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n Bitcoin is still consolidating near the $20,000 zone against the US Dollar. BTC must clear the $20,550 resistance zone to start a steady increase.<\/p>\n Bitcoin is still struggling to gain pace above the $20,550 resistance. Bitcoin Price Faces Hurdles<\/p>\n Bitcoin price remained well supported above the $19,550 zone<\/a>. BTC formed a base and started a fresh upward move above the $20,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\n There was a push above the $20,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price even cleared the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $20,576 swing high to $19,555 low. However, the price stayed below the $20,550 resistance zone.<\/p>\n Bitcoin price is now trading near the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $20,350 level.<\/p>\n There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $20,330 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The trend line is near the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $20,576 swing high to $19,555 low.<\/p>\n
\nThe price is now trading near the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
\nThere is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $20,330 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
\nThe pair must clear the $20,350 zone and $20,550 to start a fresh increase.<\/p>\n
![<\/a><\/p>\nSource: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/p>\nThe next major resistance sits near the $20,550 and $20,575 levels. A clear move above the $20,575 resistance might send the price towards $21,000. Any more gains might start a steady move towards the $22,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\nFresh Decline in BTC?<\/p>\nIf bitcoin fails to clear the $20,550 resistance zone, it could start another decline. An immediate support on the downside is near the $20,000 zone.<\/p>\nThe next major support sits near the $19,800 level. The main support sits near the $19,550 level. A break below the $19,550 support might spark a sharp move to $19,000. Any more losses might call for a move to $18,500 in the near term.<\/p>\nTechnical indicators:<\/p>\nHourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\nHourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now below the 50 level.<\/p>\nMajor Support Levels \u2013 $19,880, followed by $19,500.<\/p>\nMajor Resistance Levels \u2013 $20,350, $20,550 and $21,000.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\nBitcoin is still consolidating near the $20,000 zone against the US Dollar. BTC must clear the $20,550 resistance zone to start a steady increase.<\/p>\nBitcoin is still struggling to gain pace above the $20,550 resistance.\nThe price is now trading near the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.\nThere is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $20,330 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).\nThe pair must clear the $20,350 zone and $20,550 to start a fresh increase.<\/p>\nBitcoin Price Faces Hurdles<\/p>\nBitcoin price remained well supported above the $19,550 zone<\/a>. BTC formed a base and started a fresh upward move above the $20,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\nThere was a push above the $20,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price even cleared the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $20,576 swing high to $19,555 low. However, the price stayed below the $20,550 resistance zone.<\/p>\nBitcoin price is now trading near the $20,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $20,350 level.<\/p>\nThere is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $20,330 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The trend line is near the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $20,576 swing high to $19,555 low.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSource: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/p>\nThe next major resistance sits near the $20,550 and $20,575 levels. A clear move above the $20,575 resistance might send the price towards $21,000. Any more gains might start a steady move towards the $22,000 resistance zone.<\/p>\nFresh Decline in BTC?<\/p>\nIf bitcoin fails to clear the $20,550 resistance zone, it could start another decline. An immediate support on the downside is near the $20,000 zone.<\/p>\nThe next major support sits near the $19,800 level. The main support sits near the $19,550 level. A break below the $19,550 support might spark a sharp move to $19,000. Any more losses might call for a move to $18,500 in the near term.<\/p>\nTechnical indicators:<\/p>\nHourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\nHourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now below the 50 level.<\/p>\nMajor Support Levels \u2013 $19,880, followed by $19,500.<\/p>\nMajor Resistance Levels \u2013 $20,350, $20,550 and $21,000.<\/p>\n<\/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-6753","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\/6753","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=6753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Bitcoin.png\"){kind=link}