{"id":404848,"date":"2019-11-19T16:34:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=404848"},"modified":"2019-11-19T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:34:08","slug":"bitcoin-price-bulls-defend-make-it-break-it-support-level-at-8000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-bulls-defend-make-it-break-it-support-level-at-8000\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price: Bulls Defend ‘Make It Break It’ Support Level at $8,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
This morning, Bitcoin price<\/a> made another push to the low $8,000 range but was unable to penetrate below the former resistance turned support and set a new local low.<\/span><\/p>\n Are bulls in the clear, or will bears once again regain control and push the price of the first-ever cryptocurrency further into a downtrend, putting any remaining gains from the entire 2019 rally at risk?<\/span><\/p>\n Yesterday, Bitcoin price<\/a> broke below $8,500 and before 24 hours was up, another $500 was erased from the value of the leading cryptocurrency by market cap.<\/span><\/p>\n Bears were able to keep the selling momentum going, taking Bitcoin price back down to the low $8,000 range. Bulls, however, were able to defend the critical support area, protecting the crypto market from further drawdown.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Uncommon Bitcoin Metric Suggests Massive Profit Taking Is Underway<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The first-ever cryptocurrency is currently at an important junction, and one that may define the days ahead as the asset approaches its pre-defined halving \u2013 an event where the supply of BTC miners receive is cut in half, which can have a dramatic effect on supply and demand, and therefore price.<\/span><\/p>\n $8,000 is an important zone of support, which broke down back in October to a local low of $7,300. There, bulls took over and caused a short squeeze of epic proportions, causing a cascade of FOMO, stops being hit, and shorts covering \u2013 driving up the price of Bitcoin to as high as $10,500<\/a> before falling once again.<\/span><\/p>\n The powerful move from $7,300 was the crypto asset\u2019s third-largest single-day performance in its short history, and the zone is likely being protected by bulls who filled long bids in that area.<\/span><\/p>\n $8,000 is a critical support level that must hold, or a dramatic drop similar to what was seen back in November 2018 may be possible. Miner-related metrics suggest the primary market drivers could be close to capitulation<\/a> \u2013 something that the last time around caused a 50% drop in Bitcoin.<\/span><\/p>\n A strong move below $8,000 would further cause long traders who bid in the low $7,000 range to close out, and stops below that area would act as rocket fuel, driving the price of Bitcoin down quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Crypto Market Fear Index Suggests Bitcoin Price Has Further To Fall\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBitcoin Price Fails to Break Below $8,000 After String of Red<\/h2>\n
$8,000 Is a Make It Or Break It Support Level for BTC<\/h2>\n