Crypto analyst Nicholas Merten is warning that Bitcoin (BTC) is inches away from a “breaking level” which may trigger a significant capitulation occasion.
In a brand new video replace, Merten tells his 511,000 YouTube subscribers that what has traditionally been a “buy-the-dip” assist degree for Bitcoin is now disintegrating.
“The truth that we're nicely suspended and never even coming as much as retest these 200-days (shifting common), in addition to the 200-week [moving average], is a giant worrying signal right here.
And after we simply zoom out right here you can begin to see what I imply right here because the 200-week normally was the ‘purchase the dip’ alternative for Bitcoin. It's now performing as resistance alongside the cross of the 200-day under that 200-week. So that is already one large subject right here.”
Merten foresees a situation the place BTC briefly rallies to about $18,000 earlier than turning round and triggering a capitulatory occasion that takes the flagship crypto asset to new lows close to $13,000.
“With Bitcoin, I wish to emphasize our breaking level right here, which is that if we actually break under the earlier lows and this line of sloping resistance, if we are able to’t maintain this descending line of earlier resistance, that's going to be a significant warning signal.
Basically talking, if we see worth even when it comes up right here in the direction of the earlier resistance vary or earlier assist vary at round $18,000 and we zigzag under right here breaking under these earlier lows [of about $15,400] that's your warning signal for main capitulation.”
At time of writing, Bitcoin is altering fingers at $16,804.
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