{"id":410998,"date":"2020-01-14T19:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T19:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=410998"},"modified":"2020-01-14T17:31:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:31:23","slug":"bulls-beware-last-bitcoin-downtrend-breakout-led-to-bear-market-lows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bulls-beware-last-bitcoin-downtrend-breakout-led-to-bear-market-lows\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls Beware: Last Bitcoin Downtrend Breakout Led To Bear Market Lows"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin<\/a> bulls across the globe are currently rejoicing that the downtrend that the first-ever cryptocurrency has spent the last six months in, has been broken out of with the latest rally, following an inverse head and shoulders bottom forming at $6,500.<\/p>\n But before bulls should go on their victory march, they need to beware of bears that may still be in control. If history repeats itself, Bitcoin could fall back into the downtrend, causing it to break down further to the final low before things finally turn around once again.<\/p>\n Markets are cyclical, and often behave similar across multiple timeframes, and certain formations and setups regularly repeat. This is due to markets being driven by the emotional and psychological state of investors<\/a> participating within the market, which rarely ever changes.<\/p>\n There are enough comparisons between the 2018 Bitcoin<\/a> bear market and the current downtrend, that many are referring to 2019\u2019s rally and subsequent selloff as an \u201cecho bubble.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Reading | Psychology of a Market Cycle: Are Bitcoin Investors In Denial?\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n However, these comparisons can be extremely helpful for traders and analysts seeking an edge in predicting future price movements.<\/p>\n During the last cycle, Bitcoin began forming a bottom pattern \u2013 a massive inverse head and shoulders chart formation \u2013 throughout June and July of 2018. After the pattern was confirmed with a strong rally, the cryptocurrency was stopped at yet another lower high at $8,500. However, this pump was enough to cause Bitcoin<\/a> to break up and out of downtrend resistance.<\/p>\n But unfortunately, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap couldn\u2019t hold at such high prices, and ultimately fell back down toward the low $6,000 range. Bitcoin spent a few weeks there, then plummeted in November 2018 to the final bear market low of $3,100.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptobombshell\/status\/71091713<\/p>\nRepeat of Bitcoin Bear Market Could Send Crypto Asset to New Lows<\/h2>\n