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Bitcoin (BTC) Tepidly Advances Above 4,100 as Upwards Momentum Slows

Bitcoin (btc) tepidly advances above 4,100 as upwards momentum slows

Bitcoin (BTC) Tepidly Advances Above 4,100 as Upwards Momentum Slows

Bitcoin (btc) tepidly advances above 4,100 as upwards momentum slows

After rapidly surging to above $4,200 before plummeting back below $4,100 on Saturday, bitcoin (BTC) has been able to incur some upwards momentum that has allowed it to tepidly move above $4,100.

It is important to note that bitcoin’s strongest level of resistance exists at $4,200, but analysts are expressing cautious optimism regarding the current state of the cryptocurrency’s price.

bitcoin Breaks Above $4,100 After Yesterday’s Volatility 

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up marginally at its current price of $4,105. Over the past couple of weeks, $4,100 has proven to be a level of resistance for BTC, and it is unclear if the crypto’s bulls will garner enough buying pressure to flip this price into a level of support going forward.

Yesterday, bitcoin experienced large volatility that entailed a sudden surge to $4,230 that was immediately proceeded by a drop to below $4,100. This price surge was strikingly similar to one seen in late-February, where BTC surged from $3,900 to $4,200 before spiraling downwards towards $3,700.

These two price moves have made it clear that $4,200 is a strong level of resistance, and that bitcoin will require a significant influx of buying pressure to propel its price above this level.

Chonis Trading, a popular cryptocurrency analyst on Twitter, recently shared his thoughts on bitcoin’s price action in a short video, noting that BTC faced resistance at its upper Bollinger Band, but still is technically in a bullish trend.

“$BTC – quick update on #bitcoin daily chart… Current rejection off upper BB, with spinning top candle formed after finding support from previous range rejection area now turned support…RSI Stoch, MACD, still bullish trending with slowing momentum,” he explained.

bitcoin Struggles to Break Above Yearly Downwards Resistance Level

Over the past year, bitcoin has been caught below a downwards resistance level which has continued to put bearish pressure on BTC’s price.

The Cryptomist, a popular cryptocurrency trader on Twitter, discussed this resistance level in a recent tweet, noting that she expects the crypto to face one more downwards break before it garners enough buying pressure to break above this resistance level.

“$BTC Weekly resistance right on the money! The daily candle is being rejected by the downtrend resistance that has held us in for a year… Double top on RSI suggest we may not break right now… My gut feeling – need 1 more leg down before break… When we do break, long green candle,” she explained.

As the new week begins, it is likely that traders and analysts alike will discover whether or not $4,100 will be established as a fresh support level, and whether bitcoin will continue to struggle to break above $4,200.

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Published at Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:30:58 +0000

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Legendary Investor Howard Marks Admits ‘I Don’t Understand What’s Behind Bitcoin’

After calling bitcoin a ‘fad’ and a ‘pyramid scheme’ the man who called the dot com bubble has admitted that he does not understand what is driving the value of bitcoin, which keeps rising seemingly unhindered.


While many, including traditional investors, come around to bitcoin and get on board with the digital currency that keeps breaking records in terms of its value, some are still stubbornly skeptical, and a little confused.

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Where is the Value?

Howard Marks, the billionaire investor who made his name on Wall Street from calling some major investment bubbles, including the Dotcom bubble, said on CNBC’s Fast Money Halftime Report that he can’t figure out the actual value of bitcoin.

Speaking about this new-age currency, Marks said:

It’s not a medium of exchange, it’s a medium of trading, so I can’t see any intrinsic value, I don’t understand what’s behind bitcoin.

He later added:

For me, there is only one kind of investing: When you look at something, you don’t think, ‘Is it going up or down tomorrow?’ … You say, ‘What is the intrinsic value?’ and then you say, ‘Can I buy it for less? […] There is no intrinsic value in bitcoin.

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Value Keeps on Rising

Despite this doyen of traditional investing stating that there is no intrinsic value to the most famous digital currency, its value recently topped $4,000. As such, there are very few assets in the world that can even come close.

Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management Josh Brown as well as another investing legend Bill Miller, are all in the opposite camp of Marks’ as they have thrown their full support behind this up and coming skyrocketing asset.

Lee believes it will be the top performing asset at the end of the year while Miller has said that he is the proud owner of bitcoin.

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Marks was happy to concede on the show that perhaps the digital currency was a technology and an asset that he was simply too old to understand.

“Maybe I’m just too old and too much of a dinosaur to understand bitcoin,” Marks said jokingly.

However, Marks has still been bold enough to compare bitcoin to other bubbles that have gone back as far as the 1900 Tulip mania in the Netherlands. It is through his popular memos that the former Oaktree Capital co-chairman warned about a crash in bitcoin.

Should people worry about what these traditional investors think? Is bitcoin breaking the mold and setting its own precedents? Let us know in the comments below!


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