{"id":392638,"date":"2019-08-09T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=392638"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:54:14","slug":"bitcoin-price-btc-in-uptrend-can-bulls-clear-12k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-btc-in-uptrend-can-bulls-clear-12k\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC) Price Is Trading In Uptrend But Can Bulls Clear $12K?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price is struggling to clear the key $12,000 resistance<\/a> against the US Dollar. However, BTC price could climb higher as long as it is above the $11,500 support.<\/em><\/p>\n Recently, there was a minor downside correction in bitcoin price from the $12,000 resistance against the US Dollar. The BTC\/USD pair traded below the $11,800 support. Moreover, there was a break below $11,650 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. However, the price found a strong buying interest near the $11,500 support area. A swing low was formed near $11,495 and the price recently climbed higher.<\/p>\n There was a break above the $11,800 resistance and the 100 hourly SMA. Moreover, there was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $11,860 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The pair even cleared the $12,000 resistance, but it failed to continue higher. A swing high was formed near $12,077 and the price is currently correcting gains.<\/p>\n It traded below $12,000 plus the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent wave from the $11,495 low to $12,077 high. However, there is a strong support forming near the $11,750 level and the 100 hourly SMA. The 50% Fib retracement level of the recent wave from the $11,495 low to $12,077 high is also a decent support near the $11,786 level.<\/p>\n Besides, the broken triangle zone could act as a support near $11,750. The main support on the downside<\/a> is near the $11,500 level, below which the price could turn bearish in the near term. On the upside, there is a cluster of resistances near the $12,000 and $12,100 levels. Therefore, a successful close above $12,000 is needed for a sustained upward move.<\/p>\nBitcoin Price Analysis<\/h2>\n