{"id":380786,"date":"2019-05-03T22:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=380786"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:40:06","slug":"analyst-claims-the-bitcoin-bear-market-is-likely-over-as-bullish-news-abounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/analyst-claims-the-bitcoin-bear-market-is-likely-over-as-bullish-news-abounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Claims the Bitcoin Bear Market is Likely Over as Bullish News Abounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
After a relatively long period of choppy trading within the lower-$5,000 region, Bitcoin (BTC) has finally incurred another influx of buying pressure that has allowed it to surge higher, with the key resistance level of $6,000 looming just over the horizon.<\/p>\n
Now, one prominent analyst who has called previous Bitcoin crashes believes that the cryptocurrency is currently in the midst of a long-term recovery pattern that will ultimately allow BTC to surge significantly higher throughout 2019.<\/p>\n
The recent series of price surges that have allowed Bitcoin<\/a> to surge from its late-2018 lows of roughly $3,200 to its freshly established year-to-date highs at its current price of $5,800, may be the final nails in the coffin that have brought about an end to the persistent bear market.<\/p>\n Rob Sluymer, a technical strategist at Fundstrat, has built a track record of accuracy when it comes to the crypto markets, as he has called previous drops with precision, including when Bitcoin slid from the $6,000 region to the lower-$3,000 region in late-2018, when he explained that the crypto had \u201csignificant technical damage\u201d just weeks prior to the major drop.<\/p>\n Now, in a recent note, Sluymer explained<\/a> that he believes Bitcoin is currently in the early-stage of a long-term recovery that will continue on throughout the year.<\/p>\n \u201cUse pending pullbacks to continue accumulating Bitcoin in the second quarter in anticipation of a second-half rally through ~6,000 resistance,\u201d Sluymer explained, further adding that he sees BTC\u2019s recent price action as \u201cthe early stage of a longer-term recovery developing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Furthermore, he also noted that this does not mean a drop back into the $4,000 region<\/a> is out of the cards, but he does advocate for using any additional drops to accumulate larger positions.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile it\u2019s premature to conclude Bitcoin will not retest support near $4,300, we would encourage traders and investors to remain focused on the bullish longer-term technical profile developing\u2026 Bottom line: use recent weakness to accumulate,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The crypto markets have been witnessing an influx of bullish news that has drastically shifted sentiment for the better and may be fanning the flames that are driving these recent price gains.<\/p>\n Earlier today, news broke that Facebook is in the process of building its own cryptocurrency-based payments system, a development that had long been anticipated by those in tune with the crypto industry.<\/p>\nBullish News May Fuel Further Price Gains<\/strong><\/h2>\n