Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis – BTC/USD Bullish above $15,500
Key PointsBitcoin price is recovering and is currently placed nicely above the $15,000 level against the US Dollar. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $14,100 on the 4-hours chart of BTC/USD (data feed from SimpleFX). On the downside, there is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $15,800 on the same chart. Bitcoin price is moving positively from $12,500 low against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is currently eyeing more gains as long as above $15,800. Bitcoin Price RiseWe saw a decent support base formed in bitcoin price around the $12,000 level against the US Dollar. The price started a nice upside move and managed to move above the $13,000 and $14,000 resistance levels. During the upside move, the price also moved above the $15,000 level and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours). Moreover, there was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $14,100 on the 4-hours chart of BTC/USD. It opened the gates for more gains and the price was able to move above the $15,000 and $16,000 levels. A high was formed recently at $17,048 from where the price may correct a few points lower. An initial support on the downside is around the 38.2% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $14,040 low to $17,048 high. Moreover, there is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $15,800 on the same chart. The trend line support is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $14,040 low to $17,048 high. Therefore, if the price corrects lower, it is likely to find support above $15,500. The overall trend is positive for BTC and the price is likely to move further higher above $17,000. Looking at the technical indicators: 4-hours MACD – The MACD is placed nicely in the bearish slope.4-hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI is moving lower towards the 55 level. Major Support Level – $15,800Major Resistance Level – $17,000 Charts courtesy – SimpleFX Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis – BTC/USD Bullish above $15,500 was last modified: April 1st, 2018 by Aayush Jindal