Bitcoin price failed to start a fresh increase above the $62,850 resistance zone. BTC started another decline and tumbled 5% to test $58,000.
- Bitcoin started a fresh decline and traded below the $60,000 zone.
- The price is trading below $61,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.
- There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $60,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair might struggle to start a fresh increase above the $60,850 resistance zone.
Bitcoin Price Dives 5%
Bitcoin price struggled to start a decent recovery wave above the $62,850 resistance level. The bears took control and pushed BTC below the $61,200 support zone. There was a sharp decline below the $60,000 level.
The price declined 5% and even spiked below the $58,000 level. A low was formed at $57,890 and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor increase above the $58,500 level and approaching the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $63,798 swing high to the $57,890 low.Bitcoin price is now trading below $61,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $60,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.
If there is a decent increase, the price could face resistance near the $60,000 level and the trend line. The first key resistance is near the $60,850 level and the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $63,798 swing high to the $57,890 low. The next key resistance could be $61,500. A clear move above the $61,500 resistance might start a steady increase and send the price higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $62,250 resistance. Any more gains might send BTC toward the $63,500 resistance in the near term.