{"id":384596,"date":"2019-06-01T07:42:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T07:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=384596"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:43:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:43:41","slug":"bitcoin-btc-reclaiming-8700-sets-stage-for-instrumental-push-to-9000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc-reclaiming-8700-sets-stage-for-instrumental-push-to-9000\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC) Reclaiming $8,700 Sets Stage For Instrumental Push to $9,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the time being, Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC) has stabilized, finding itself trading in no man’s land around $8,500 over the past day. If the cryptocurrency begins to make a move on $8,700, however, analysts are sure that things will start to heat up once again, giving BTC the momentum to push higher in yet another massive leg to the upside.<\/p>\n

Related Reading: Why All Bitcoin and Crypto Investors Should Consider U2F Security Keys<\/a><\/h6>\n

Bitcoin Needs To Reclaim $8,700<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Just days ago, we saw Bitcoin experience a crazy bout of price action, trading between $8,000 and $9,100 within a six-hour time frame. Although BTC briefly tapped $9,100, breaking above the key $9,000 resistance level for a split-second, this surge ended up turning out bearish for the cryptocurrency market. After the aforementioned level was reached, BTC plummeted by $1,000 in the hour that followed, negating last weekend’s breakout.<\/p>\n

Related Reading: Ethereum: Despite Recent Bearishness, ETH Still Has Incredibly Strong Fundamentals<\/a><\/h6>\n

But, after the sell-off, which almost resembled a flash crash, cooled, bulls began to take control of the wheel yet again. As of the time of writing, BTC sits at $8,550 and is currently trending higher in the short term.<\/p>\n

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Zoomed in version.<\/p>\n

You want this retest to hold and we’ll head to the 618.$BTC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9hyTcPiEdv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u20bf-Eazy ? (@cryptoeazy) May 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Analyst CryptoEazy points out, the best-case scenario from here would be for Bitcoin to retest, reclaim, and hold above the 0.618 Fibonacci Retracement level of the $8,000 to $9,100 range, which sits just shy of $8,700. He isn’t the first to think so. Popular commentator Mayne notes that if $8,700 is entirely reclaimed, meaning a number of candles (one-hour\/four-hour) close strong above that level, he would be inclined to go “net long AF”.<\/p>\n

As Josh Rager, a well-known crypto trader, draws attention to, “a cross and hold above $8731 would be bullish for a push back up over $9k.” Indeed, Bitcoin holding above $8,700 has recently been a sign that balls are in the bulls’ court.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Josh_Rager\/status\/18329857<\/p>\n

What About A Pullback?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Some have been adamant that a pullback is inbound, however.<\/p>\n

The thing is, the cryptocurrency market has been on an absolute tear for the past eight weeks. Bitcoin has rallied by over 100%, while some altcoins, like Binance Coin<\/a> (BNB), Litecoin, and Chainlink, have, to put it (not so) lightly, gone to the moon. As Ikigai’s Travis Kling recently pointed out, Bitcoin is up 129% year-to-date, while BNB has seen a jaw-dropping 432% performance, rallying off the exchange’s commitment<\/a> to building a value proposition for the token.<\/p>\n

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Let's take a moment to celebrate May 2019. BTC just put in a Top 5 monthly performance (since 2013). It is now 168% off the lows from mid-December. <\/p>\n

If BTC does another 168% from here, price will be $23,000. <\/p>\n

Lol. pic.twitter.com\/h3Il8d4chm<\/a><\/p>\n

— Travis Kling (@Travis_Kling) June 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n