{"id":384149,"date":"2019-05-29T06:11:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T06:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=384149"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:49:54","slug":"bitcoin-btc-price-correcting-gains-100-sma-holds-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc-price-correcting-gains-100-sma-holds-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC) Price Correcting Gains: 100 SMA Holds Key"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price started a downside correction below $8,600 against the US Dollar. BTC is likely to test the 100 hourly SMA or $8,300 before it starts a fresh upward move.<\/em><\/p>\n Recently, we saw a solid rise<\/a> in bitcoin price towards the $9,000 resistance against the US Dollar. The BTC\/USD pair traded close to the $8,960 level and formed a new swing high at $8,952. Later, it started a downside correction below the $8,800 and $8,700 levels. There was a break below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $7,900 low to $8,952 high. Moreover, there was a break below a key declining channel with support near the $8,600 level on the hourly chart.<\/p>\n It opened the doors for more losses towards the $8,425 support. Moreover, the 100 hourly simple moving average is also near the $8,425 support. Finally, the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $7,900 low to $8,952 high is near the $8,426 level. More importantly, there is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $8,300 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. Therefore, there are many supports on the downside<\/a> near the $8,425 and $8,300 levels.<\/p>\n The main support is near $8,300 and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $7,900 low to $8,952 high. If there is a close below the $8,300 support, the price might extend its decline below the $8,200 and $8,140 support levels. Conversely, if the $8,300 support holds, the price is likely to start a fresh increase. An initial resistance is near the $8,600 level, above which the price might test the $8,710 channel resistance.<\/p>\nBitcoin Price Analysis<\/h2>\n