The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 4.4 per cent
Thursday to $46,588, with other tokens including Ether retreating along with
the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index. The drop pared Bitcoin’s rally since a July
low to some 60 per cent.
John Bollinger, inventor of Bollinger bands, in a tweet
suggested taking some profits or hedging. Katie Stockton at Fairlead Strategies
cited DeMark market-timing indicators as flagging about two weeks of
“sideways-to-lower” prices.
Two charts help sum up the current situation for Bitcoin.
Shrinking Bandwidth
Narrowing Bollinger bands indicate the Bitcoin rally is
flagging and that the virtual currency faces a zone of resistance from $50,000
to $51,000. A key threshold to watch is the middle line of the Bollinger study
at about $46,700.
Point and Figure
A so-called point and figure analysis -- which spotlights
the direction of prices without a time dimension -- signals Bitcoin faces a
challenge to scale levels around $50,940 on a closing basis. A failure to
breach the 45-degree trend-line of the point and figure chart could strengthen
the bearish case.
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