TA: Bitcoin Price Faces Hurdle, Why 100 SMA Is The Key

Name	Symbol	Market	Market Cap ($)	Algorithm
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	Crypto	1,253,247,728,775	SHA-256d

Name

Symbol

Market

Market Cap ($)

Algorithm

Bitcoin

BTCUSD

Crypto

1,253,247,728,775

SHA-256d

	Price Change	Price Change %	Current Price	Bid Price	Offer
	1,058.46	1.68%	63,947.70	63,939.70	63,939.71

Price Change

Price Change %

Current Price

Bid Price

Offer

1,058.46

1.68%

63,947.70

63,939.70

63,939.71

High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Prev. Close	52 Week Range
63,987.99	62,565.82	62,868.02	62,889.25	24,750.00 - 73,835.57

High Price

Low Price

Open Price

Prev. Close

52 Week Range

63,987.99

62,565.82

62,868.02

62,889.25

24,750.00 - 73,835.57

Exchange	Last Trade	Size	Trade Price	Currency
GDAX	11:47:01	0.000031	63,947.70	USD

Exchange

Last Trade

Size

Trade Price

Currency

GDAX

11:47:01

0.000031

63,947.70

USD

Price x Volume	Volume	Base Symbol	Related Pairs
248,778,714.20	3,942.74	BTC	BTCEUR	BTCGBP	ETHBTC

Price x Volume

Volume

Base Symbol

Related Pairs

248,778,714.20

3,942.74

TA: Bitcoin Price Faces Hurdle, Why 100 SMA Is The Key

25/10/2021 4:18am

NEWSBTC

Bitcoin price corrected lower and tested $59,500 against the US Dollar. BTC is recovering losses, but upsides might be capped above $63,250 in the near term. Bitcoin declined below the $63,200 and $62,000 support levels. The price is now trading below $62,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $61,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start a steady increase if there is a close above the 100 hourly SMA and then $63,250. Bitcoin Price Faces Resistance Bitcoin price traded to a new all-time high near $66,982 before starting a downside correction. BTC corrected lower below the $65,000 and $63,250 support levels. There was also a break below the $62,000 support zone and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Finally, the price spiked below $60,000, but the bulls were active above the $59,500 level. A low is formed near $59,610 and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a recovery wave above the $60,500 and $61,000 levels. Bitcoin surpassed the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $66,982 swing high to $59,610 low. There was also a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $61,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The pair is now facing resistance near the $62,000 level and the 100 hourly SMA. A clear break above the $62,000 resistance could open the doors for a fresh increase. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com The next major resistance sits near the $63,250 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $66,982 swing high to $59,610 low. Any more gains may possibly call open the doors for a move towards the $64,000 level. The next major resistance sits near the $65,000 level. More Losses In BTC? If bitcoin fails to clear the $63,250 resistance zone, it could extend its downside correction. An immediate support on the downside is near the $61,200 level. The first major support is now forming near the $60,000 level. A break below the $60,000 support may possibly push the price towards the $58,000 support zone. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is slowly gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $61,200, followed by $60,000. Major Resistance Levels – $62,000, $62,500 and $63,250.

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