{"id":394125,"date":"2019-08-24T04:10:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T04:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=394125"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:51:16","slug":"bitcoin-btc-price-testing-last-line-of-defense-with-positive-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc-price-testing-last-line-of-defense-with-positive-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC) Price Testing Last Line Of Defense With Positive Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price is trading with a positive bias above $10,200 against the US Dollar. However, BTC must surge above $10,400 and $10,500 to move into an uptrend.<\/em><\/p>\n In the past few sessions, there was a steady recovery in BTC above $10,000 against the US Dollar. The price even traded above the $10,200 and $10,250 resistance levels. Moreover, there was a close above the $10,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. As a result, there was a decent recovery in many altcoins as well, including Ethereum<\/a>, ripple<\/a>, ETC, bitcoin cash and EOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bitcoin price gained pace above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the key decline from the $10,975 swing high to $9,757 low. The recent wave was such that the price even spiked above the $10,400 level. Moreover, there was a break above the 50% Fib retracement level of the key decline from the $10,975 swing high to $9,757 low. However, the bulls faced a strong resistance just below the $10,500 level.<\/p>\n Additionally, yesterday\u2019s highlighted important bearish trend line is acting as a solid resistance near $10,420 on the hourly chart of the BTC\/USD pair. The pair is now consolidating below the trend line and the $10,500 resistance. Moreover, the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the key decline from the $10,975 swing high to $9,757 low is at $10,510.<\/p>\n Therefore, the price could rally if it breaks the trend line and the $10,500 resistance area. The next stop for the bulls could be near the $11,000 resistance area in the near term. On the other hand, an immediate key support is near the $10,250 level. If there is a downside break below the $10,250 support, the price could start a fresh decline in the coming sessions.<\/p>\nBitcoin Price Analysis<\/h2>\n