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Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC/USD’s Trend Overwhelmingly Bullish

Key Points Bitcoin price surged higher and broke a crucial resistance near $6,380 against the US Dollar. There is a new key bullish trend line forming with support at $6,480 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The BTC/USD pair is currently correcting lower, but it is likely to find

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Key Points

  • Bitcoin price surged higher and broke a crucial resistance near $6,380 against the US Dollar.
  • There is a new key bullish trend line forming with support at $6,480 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  • The BTC/USD pair is currently correcting lower, but it is likely to find support near $6,640 and $6,600.

Bitcoin price surged above $6,700 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is now placed in an uptrend with supports near $6,600 and $6,540 on the downside.

Bitcoin Price Analysis

Bitcoin price settled above a key barrier at $6,300 against the US Dollar. It opened the doors for more gains and the BTC/USD pair surged above the $6,380 and $6,600 resistance levels. The upside move was such that the price even broke the $6,700 resistance. A high was formed at $6,749 and the price is currently correcting lower. On the downside, there are many supports starting with the $6,650 level.

The 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $6,318 low to $6,749 high is positioned at $6,648 and is likely to hold declines. Should there be a break below $6,648, the price may perhaps trade towards the $6,600 support. More importantly, there is a new key bullish trend line forming with support at $6,480 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The same trend line currently around the 50% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $6,318 low to $6,749 high. Therefore, any major dips from the current levels are likely to find bids near $6,600 and $6,540.

Bitcoin Price Analysis BTC USD

Looking at the chart, the price clearly settled above $6,600 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. On the upside, a break above the $6,750 high could set the path for a move towards $7,000.

Looking at the technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD for BTC/USD is slowly moving back in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI is correcting lower from the overbought levels.

Major Support Level – $6,600

Major Resistance Level – $6,750

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Ethereum Classic Price Analysis: ETC/USD Bullish Above $16.80

Key Highlights Ethereum classic price traded higher recently and moved above the $17.00 barrier against the US dollar. There is a crucial bullish trend line formed with support at $16.80 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair (Data feed via Kraken). The pair is currently correcting lower, but it remains supported above the $16.80-17.00

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Key Highlights

  • Ethereum classic price traded higher recently and moved above the $17.00 barrier against the US dollar.
  • There is a crucial bullish trend line formed with support at $16.80 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair (Data feed via Kraken).
  • The pair is currently correcting lower, but it remains supported above the $16.80-17.00 levels.

Ethereum classic price moved into a bullish zone against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETC/USD dips remain supported near the $16.80 and $17.00 levels.

Ethereum Classic Price Trend

This week, there was a nice upside move initiated from the $16.00 swing low in ETC price against the US dollar. The ETC/USD pair traded above the $16.50 and $17.00 resistance levels to move into a bullish zone. It traded as high as $17.56 and is currently correcting lower. The price broke the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $16.51 low to $17.56 high.

However, there are many supports on the downside above the $16.50 level. An initial support sits around the $17.00 level. Below this, the price may test the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $16.51 low to $17.56 high. There is also a crucial bullish trend line formed with support at $16.80 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair. The trend line support and the $16.85 area is significant since it coincides with the previous resistance area. Therefore, any dips towards the $16.80 and $16.85 levels are likely to find a strong buying interest in the near term.

Ethereum Classic Price Analysis ETC USD

The chart suggests that the price is placed nicely in an uptrend above the $16.50 pivot level. The recent dip can be seen as a buying opportunity as long as the trend line and $16.80 support are intact. On the upside, resistances are at $17.25, $17.50 and $17.80.

Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETC/USD is moving back in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETC/USD just breached the 50 level.

Major Support Level – $16.80

Major Resistance Level – $17.50

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