{"id":407824,"date":"2019-12-18T16:34:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=407824"},"modified":"2019-12-18T16:34:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:34:28","slug":"bitcoin-price-sees-abrupt-500-surge-in-minutes-is-it-a-trend-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-sees-abrupt-500-surge-in-minutes-is-it-a-trend-reversal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Sees Abrupt $500 Surge in Minutes, Is It A Trend Reversal?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price<\/a> has been falling over the last few months ever since the first-ever cryptocurrency was rejected at $14,000 this past June.<\/span><\/p>\n The severity of the downtrend has picked up over the last several weeks, and may have just come to its climax, if a powerful upsurge in response to today\u2019s low ends up being a legitimate trend reversal.<\/span><\/p>\n Bitcoin price<\/a> swept local lows today, breaking below $6,500 and touching $6,450 briefly before rebounding higher in a surprise surge.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Monthly Bitcoin Indicator Flips Bearish, But Still Following Path to New ATH<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n At roughly 8:15AM EST, the crypto asset set it’s low for the day thus far, and immediately painted a $100 candle in a matter of seconds. Just a few minutes later, the crypto asset had already breached back above $6,700, and eventually exploded all the way to $6,930 before taking a breather to refuel its jets.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The surprise turnaround liquidated late shorters who likely were celebrating too early that Bitcoin had broken through such a critical level and previous low. However, eager bulls front ran the move, pushing the price of Bitcoin<\/a> higher and higher.<\/span><\/p>\n The move could be driven in part by traders looking to snipe Bitcoin\u2019s downtrend bottom, ahead of the upcoming halving.<\/span><\/p>\n Sentiment may be at extreme lows, but confident traders have been amassing long positions<\/a> in advance of today\u2019s plunge, and may have been preparing to buy these lows before Bitcoin begins to rally once again.<\/span><\/p>\n The surge was accompanied by a spike in trading volume, and Bitcoin<\/a> is currently trying to flip resistance at $6,800 to support. Should the crypto asset hold here, and reclaim above $7,000, it could give bulls confidence to cause a full short-term trend reversal, and send Bitcoin back into an uptrend.<\/span><\/p>\nBear Trap? Bitcoin Sweeps Lows to $6,450, Rebounds to $6,950 Two Hours Later<\/h2>\n