BTCUSD and XRPUSD Technical Analysis – 20th DEC 2022
BTCUSD: Bullish Harami Pattern Above $16325
Bitcoin was unable to sustain its bullish momentum and after touching a high of $18360 on 14th Dec, the price started to decline against the US dollar coming down below the $16500 handle in the early Asian trading session today.
The price of bitcoin has since bounced back from its lows touching $16800 levels in the European Trading session today.
We have seen a bullish opening of the markets this week.
We can clearly see a bullish harami pattern above the $16325 handle which is a bullish reversal pattern because it signifies the end of a downtrend and a shift towards an uptrend.
Bitcoin touched an intraday low of 16322 in the Asian trading session and an intraday high of 16846 in the European trading session today.
We can see the formation of the bullish trend reversal pattern with the adaptive moving average AMA20 and MA20 in the 4-hour time frame.
Both the RSI and STOCHRSI are indicating overbought levels which means that in the immediate short term, a decline in the prices is expected.
The relative strength index is at 75 indicating an OVERBOUGHT level for bitcoin, and the possibility of an immediate correction in the price towards the $16500 levels.
Bitcoin is now moving above its 100 hourly simple moving average and below its 200 hourly exponential moving average.
All of the major technical Indicators are giving a STRONG BUY signal, which means that in the immediate short term, we are expecting targets of 17000 and 18500.
The average true range is indicating high market volatility with a strong bullish momentum.
- Bitcoin: bullish reversal seen above $16325
- The Williams percent range is indicating an overbought level
- The price is now trading just below its pivot level of $16822
- The short-term range is mildly bullish
Bitcoin: Bullish Reversal Seen Above $16325
We can now see that the price of bitcoin is moving in a mildly bullish momentum, and we are expecting moves towards the $17000 levels before any market consolidation this week.
Some of the technical indicators are also giving a neutral tone of the markets.
We are now waiting for the next upwards leg above the $17500 handle which will push the prices towards the $18000 level.
The price of bitcoin is expected to enter into a super bullish zone after crossing the $18000 level.
The immediate short-term outlook for bitcoin is strongly bullish, the medium-term outlook has turned bullish, and the long-term outlook remains neutral under present market conditions.
Bitcoin’s support zone is located at $16329 which is a 3-10 day MACD oscillator stalls.
The price of BTCUSD is now facing its classic resistance level of 16862 and Fibonacci resistance level of 16885 after which the path towards 17500 will get cleared.
In the last 24hrs, BTCUSD has increased by 0.28% by 47.59$ and has a 24hr trading volume of USD 21.646 billion. We can see an increase of 72.88% in the trading volume compared to yesterday, which is due to heavy buying action seen at lower levels.
The Week Ahead
Bitcoin’s price is gaining pace above the $16000 handle and might soon break the $17000 level for more gains above $18000.
The price of Bitcoin has failed to clear the resistance at $18360 and we are now again testing the $18000 level soon.
The start of the festive season with Christmas and New Year holidays might dampen the interest of the global investors, and we will have to wait for the New Year 2023.
The daily RSI is printing at 46 which indicates a NEUTRAL demand for bitcoin and the possibility of a shift towards the consolidation/correction phase for a short term in the markets.
The price of BTCUSD is now facing its resistance zone at $17789 which is a 38.2% retracement from a 13 week low.
The weekly outlook is projected at $18000 with a consolidation zone of $17500.
Technical Indicators:
The average directional index, ADX (14): is at 36.24 indicating a BUY
The ultimate oscillator: is at 58.98 indicating a BUY
The rate of price change, ROC: is at 1.246 indicating a BUY
Bull/bear power (13): is at 144.44 indicating a BUY
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