Against all odds, bitcoin defended the support at $6,000 over the weekend, opening doors for a stronger corrective rally above $6,480.
Friday's drop below $6,240 had opened the doors to the re-test of the June low of $5,755.
Further, BTC closed below Thursday's low of $6,183 on Friday, signaling a continuation of the sell-off from the July 25 high of $8,507.
The corrective rally could be extended further towards $6,850 if the bulls overcome a firm resistance at $6,480, as seen in the chart below.
As seen in the chart above, BTC is currently working hard to scale the trendline hurdle of $6,480.
A convincing break above the key resistance would validate the bear-to-bull trend change signaled by the bullish relative strength index divergence over the weekend and would allow a stronger rally toward $6,850.
BTC created an inverse head-and-shoulders-like pattern on the hourly chart over the weekend and cleared the neckline hurdle earlier today, adding credence to the bullish RSI divergence seen in the 4-hour chart.
The bullish breakout has opened up upside toward $6,850.
View BTC will likely find acceptance above the falling trendline hurdle of $6,480 and extend the corrective rally from the six-week low of $6,000 to $6,850 in a day or two.
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Bitcoin Price Move Past $6.5K Would Boost Upside Potential
gepubliceerd op Aug 13, 2018
by Coindesk | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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