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Will a 6% drop in bitcoin price hamper the current rally which has produced a 35% gain since March 3rd?

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Highlights

April continues to amaze but after an impressive rally, bitcoin and other majors showed signs of bearish exhaustion as the market became overbought after topping out at $9,767 today.

Daily Chart

As predicted BTC met stiff resistance near the 200-day MA ($9800) and while today’s pullback is mildly disconcerting, the longterm set up for BTC remains positive.

 4 HR Chart

• The underlying bullish trend remains intact as BTC continues to trade above the descending channel and the 50-day MA remains above the 100-day MA, continuing an upward ascent which is also mirrored in the 100 and 200-day MA.
• As BTC descends, $8,400 is the nearest support, and recall that last week’s 50-day MA near ($8,500) was the breakout point BTC needed to cross in order to open up the rally towards $10,000.
• BTC could drop to the current 50-day MA but at this point, bulls have put up a fight around $8,800 and a drop to $8,600 probably won’t hold for long.

• At the time of writing the 5-day EMA and 10-Day MA continue to trend south, as does the Stoch which indicate further decline could be in store but it should be noted that BTC has rebounded from $8,785 to $9,045 so a return to today’s high and even $10,000 could occur when the Stoch, RSI and MACD show signs of reversal.

Vision

• The long term setup for BTC remains positive and continued growth towards $10,000 is likely.
• $8,600 – $8,800 remain a contested zone with $8,400 serving as the most immediate support.
• A dip and close below $8,500 is concerning but not catastrophic as BTC continues to trade above the descending channel.
• This is a healthy correction after a nearly 35% gain since March 3rd and when the Stoch and MACD reverse new the rally will recommence and BTC may touch new highs above $10,000.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are not intended as investment advice. Market data is provided by BITFINEX. The charts for analysis are provided by TradingView.

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Published at Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:30:12 +0000

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