BTC/USD Up 85% Year-to-Date: Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis – 1 July 2023
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) remained in a modest uptrend early in the Asian session as the pair continued to consolidate recent gains above the 30500 area after trading as high as the 31277 area. Buying power recently strengthened around the 30240.32 area during a slight pullback, a move that represented a test of the 23.6% retracement of the appreciating range from 26165.98 to 31443.67. BTC/USD notched a June gain of approximately 11.3%, and the pair is now up approximately 85.6% year-to-date. The pair’s recent print around the 31443.67 area was a twelve-month high and test of an upside price objective associated with buying pressure that strengthened around the 26637.41 area. Additional upside price objectives include the 31737, 32125, and 33569 areas. Stops are cited above additional upside price objectives around the 31674, 32043, 34531, and 34658 areas.
Following recent selling pressure, areas of potential technical support and buying pressure include the 29863, 29427, 28886, 28804, 28182, 28096, and 27306 areas. Stops were also recently triggered above additional upside price objectives around the 29068, 29159, 29458, 30088, 30200, 30292, and 30477 levels. Technicians are closely watching to see how much technical support develops around the 28095.44 area, representing the 23.6% retracement of the historical depreciating range from 69000 to 15460. Traders are observing that the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) is bullishly indicating above the 100-bar MA (4-hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (4-hourly). Also, the 50-bar MA (hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 100-bar MA (hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (hourly).
Price activity is nearest the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) at 30415.23 and the 100-bar MA (Hourly) at 30429.07.
Technical Support is expected around 24440.41/ 23270.10/ 22769.39 with Stops expected below.
Technical Resistance is expected around 31986.16/ 32989.19/ 34658.69 with Stops expected above.
On 4-Hourly chart, SlowK is Bullishly above SlowD while MACD is Bullishly above MACDAverage.
On 60-minute chart, SlowK is Bearishly below SlowD while MACD is Bullishly above MACDAverage.
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