Bitcoin price started a fresh increase and cleared the $81,500 zone. BTC is consolidating and might aim for more gains above the $82,450 level.
Bitcoin managed to stay above $79,200 and started a fresh increase. The price is trading above $80,750 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $80,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend gains if it stays above the $80,800 and $80,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Turns PositiveThe bulls even pushed the price above $82,000. A high was formed at $82,436, and the price started a consolidation phase. There was a minor decline toward the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $79,168 swing low to the $82,436 high.
If the price remains stable above $80,500, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $82,000 level. The first key resistance is near the $82,450 level. A close above the $82,450 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $83,200 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $84,000 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $85,000.
Downside Correction In BTC?If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $82,000 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $80,800 level and the trend line. The first major support is near the $80,400 level or the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $79,168 swing low to the $82,436 high.
The next support is now near the $79,950 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $79,250 support in the near term. The main support now sits at $78,500, below which BTC might struggle to recover in the near term.
Technical indicators:
Hourly MACD – The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone.
Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level.
Major Support Levels – $80,800, followed by $80,000.
Major Resistance Levels – $82,000 and $82,450.
