{"id":465475,"date":"2021-06-11T17:03:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T17:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=465475"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:56:19","slug":"why-bitcoin-could-slingshot-back-to-lows-before-gaining-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/why-bitcoin-could-slingshot-back-to-lows-before-gaining-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Bitcoin Could Slingshot Back To Lows Before Gaining Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price<\/a> is making its best attempt yet to climb back above $40,000 since the big crash in May. Thus far, the phrase “sell in May and go away” has worked like a charm, and it could take longer before buying coins back again is a profitable strategy.<\/p>\n That’s because the top cryptocurrency is struggling to hold above the middle-Bollinger Band, and if it can’t hold, it could result in another retest of the bottom of the band. Another retest could finally push the price per coin below support, making a clean sweep before a reversal.<\/p>\n For anyone who was around the crypto market during 2019, it feels like deja vu. At above $10,000, it wasn’t uncommon to see traders claiming the next stop was $100,000 or more. They were wrong, and Bitcoin crashed.<\/p>\n When it did, and sentiment shifted bearish, the cryptocurrency reversed with the third most profitable day on record. Anyone familiar with the October 2019 “China pump<\/a>” knows that things can turn around fast, even when they seem at their worst.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Time To Pay Attention: Bitcoin Indicator Behavior Mimics Historic Rally<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Indicators are primed in the same way<\/a> and so is sentiment, and the latest rally following a morning star reversal and dragonfly doji serve up plenty of bullish signals.<\/p>\n Why then, are the Bollinger Bands warning of one more potential collapse \u2013 matching the China pump a lot more closely than the current price action.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bollinger Bands created by John Bollinger<\/a> are a versatile technical analysis tool that measures volatility, highlights support and resistance, and much more. When the bands tighten or squeeze, it is a sign a massive move is coming ahead, and so far the tool is signaling something shocking should soon happen. But when?<\/p>\n Related Reading | Bitcoin Daily Dragonfly Doji Gives Bulls Hope Of Sharp Reversal<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Not quite yet, if the middle-Bollinger Band \u2013 a simple moving average \u2013 is lost as support. During the prelude to the historic China pump, the middle-BB was lost not once but twice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nDeja Vu: Why A Historic Move Could Be On The Horizon<\/h2>\n
Could Bitcoin sweep lows one more time? | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Bitcoin Price Could Slingshot Lower Before A Bounce Back To Highs<\/h2>\n
Indicators also match the last time Bitcoin got so confusing | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n