BTCUSD: Three White Soldiers Pattern Above $16323

Bitcoin was unable to sustain its bearish momentum and after touching a low of $16387 on 20th Dec, the prices started to correct upwards against the US dollar and are now ranging above the $16500 handle in the European trading session.

We have seen a bullish opening of the markets this week.

We can clearly see a three white soldiers pattern above the $16323 handle which is a bullish reversal pattern because it signifies the end of a downtrend and a shift towards an uptrend.

Bitcoin touched an intraday low of 16826 and an intraday high of 16970 in the Asian trading session today.

The prices are ranging near the support of the channel in the 1-hour time frame indicating a bullish tone of the markets.

Both the STOCH and Williams percent range are indicating overbought levels which means that in the immediate short term a decline in the prices is expected.

The relative strength index is at 51 indicating a NEUTRAL level for bitcoin, and the shift towards the consolidation phase in the markets.

Bitcoin is now moving above its 100 hourly simple moving average and below its 100 hourly exponential moving average.

Some of the major technical indicators are giving a BUY signal, which means that in the immediate short term, we are expecting targets of 17000 and 18000.

The average true range is indicating LESS market volatility with a mildly bullish momentum.


Bitcoin: bullish reversal seen above $16323
The STOCHRSI is indicating an oversold level
Tprice is now trading just below its pivot level of $16881
The short term range is mildly bullish


Bitcoin: Bullish Reversal Seen Above $16323


We can now see that the price of bitcoin is moving in a mildly bullish momentum and we are expecting moves towards the $17000 level before any market consolidation this week.

Some of the technical indicators are also giving a neutral tone of the markets.

We are now waiting for the next upwards leg above the $17000 handle which will push the price towards the $18000 levels.

We can see the formation of the bullish trend reversal pattern with adaptive moving averages AMA20 and AMA50 in the 30-minute time frame.

The price of bitcoin is ranging near the support of the triangle in the 1-hour time frame indicating a bullish trend.

The immediate short-term outlook for bitcoin is mildly bullish, the medium-term outlook has turned neutral, and the long-term outlook remains neutral under present market conditions.

Bitcoin’s support zone is located at $16374 which is a 3-10 day MACD oscillator stalls.

The price of BTCUSD is now facing its classic resistance level of 16902 and Fibonacci resistance level of 16912 after which the path towards 17000 will get cleared.

In the last 24hrs, BTCUSD has increased by 0.08% by 14.24$ and has a 24hr trading volume of USD 12.985 billion. We can see an increase of 3.96% in the trading volume compared to yesterday, which appears to be normal.

The Week Ahead

Bitcoin’s price is expected to remain in a consolidation phase before any major moves upwards due to the start of the holiday season, and trading volumes remain thin across the major cryptocurrency exchanges.

We are now looking for an upwards rally in the markets in 2023 with major targets at $20000 and $25000 levels.

The daily RSI is printing at 47 which indicates a NEUTRAL demand for bitcoin and the possibility of a shift towards the consolidation/correction phase for a short term in the markets.

The price of BTCUSD is now facing its resistance zone at $17175 which is a 50% retracement from a 4-week high/low and at $17765 at which the price crosses the 9-day moving average stalls.

The weekly outlook is projected at $17500 with a consolidation zone of $17000.

Technical Indicators:

The MACD (12,26): is at 6.40 indicating a BUY

The commodity channel index, CCI (14): is at -29.45 indicating a NEUTRAL

The rate of price change, ROC: is at 0.077 indicating a BUY

Bull/bear power (13): is at 2.02 indicating a BUY

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