{"id":8954,"date":"2022-10-03T03:52:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T07:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=8954"},"modified":"2022-10-03T03:52:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T07:52:37","slug":"ta-bitcoin-price-keeps-struggling-what-could-trigger-another-downtrend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2022\/10\/03\/ta-bitcoin-price-keeps-struggling-what-could-trigger-another-downtrend\/","title":{"rendered":"TA: Bitcoin Price Keeps Struggling, What Could Trigger Another Downtrend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price is struggling to climb above the $20,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC could decline heavily if there is a close below the $18,500 support.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin remained in a range and stayed above the $19,000 support zone.<br \/>\nThe price is trading below $19,400 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $19,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair could start a fresh decline if there is a clear move below the $18,500 support.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Stuck In a Range<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price attempted a fresh increase above the $19,000 resistance zone. BTC climbed above the $19,250 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<\/p>\n<p>The price even gained pace above the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-bullish-pattern-20k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$19,500 resistance<\/a> and spiked above $20,000. However, the bears were active above the $20,000 resistance zone. A high was formed near $20,177 and the price started a downside correction.<\/p>\n<p>There was a move below the $19,500 level. Besides, there was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $19,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. Bitcoin price is now trading below $19,400 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-resilience-18-5k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A low is formed near $18,937 and the price is consolidating losses. It is trading near the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,177 swing high to $18,937 low.<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $19,400 level and the 100 hourly SMA. The next major resistance sits near the $19,560 zone. It is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,177 swing high to $18,937 low.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bitcoin.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 clear move above the $19,560 resistance might start a fresh increase. In the stated case, the price could even surpass the $20,000 resistance zone. The next major resistance is near the $20,500 zone.<\/p>\n<p>Another Drop in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to rise above the $19,560 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. An immediate support on the downside is near the $19,000 zone.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support is near the $18,580 zone. The main support is near $18,500, below which there could be a sharp drop to $18,000. Any more losses might call for a drop towards the $17,500 support.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now above the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $19,000, followed by $18,580.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $19,560, $20,000 and $20,500.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price is struggling to climb above the $20,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC could decline heavily if there is a close below the $18,500 support.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin remained in a range and stayed above the $19,000 support zone.<br \/>\nThe price is trading below $19,400 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<br \/>\nThere was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $19,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair could start a fresh decline if there is a clear move below the $18,500 support.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Price Stuck In a Range<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price attempted a fresh increase above the $19,000 resistance zone. BTC climbed above the $19,250 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.<\/p>\n<p>The price even gained pace above the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-bullish-pattern-20k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$19,500 resistance<\/a> and spiked above $20,000. However, the bears were active above the $20,000 resistance zone. A high was formed near $20,177 and the price started a downside correction.<\/p>\n<p>There was a move below the $19,500 level. Besides, there was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $19,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. Bitcoin price is now trading below $19,400 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-resilience-18-5k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 hourly simple moving average<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A low is formed near $18,937 and the price is consolidating losses. It is trading near the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,177 swing high to $18,937 low.<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $19,400 level and the 100 hourly SMA. The next major resistance sits near the $19,560 zone. It is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $20,177 swing high to $18,937 low.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Bitcoin.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 clear move above the $19,560 resistance might start a fresh increase. In the stated case, the price could even surpass the $20,000 resistance zone. The next major resistance is near the $20,500 zone.<\/p>\n<p>Another Drop in BTC?<\/p>\n<p>If bitcoin fails to rise above the $19,560 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. An immediate support on the downside is near the $19,000 zone.<\/p>\n<p>The next major support is near the $18,580 zone. The main support is near $18,500, below which there could be a sharp drop to $18,000. Any more losses might call for a drop towards the $17,500 support.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators:<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD is now losing pace in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for BTC\/USD is now above the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $19,000, followed by $18,580.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $19,560, $20,000 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-8954","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\/8954","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=8954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8954\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}