Bitcoin Price Analysis: Gains Above 21419 – 12 February 2023

BTC/USD Better After Testing 21419:  Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis – 12 February 2023

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) sought to add to its modest recovery early in the Asian session as the pair crept back above the 21750 area after recently trading as low as the 21467.43 area.  This recent move lower represented a test of the 21437 area, a previous upside price objective related to buying pressure that emerged around the 15460 area in November 2022.   The recent low also represented a test of the 21419 area, a downside price objective related to selling pressure that strengthened around the 23451 level.  Following selling pressure that strengthened around the 23451.01 area, downside price objectives include the 21439.37 and 20451.22 levels, with large Stops cited below.  Following selling pressure that strengthened around the 22832.44 area, downside price objectives include the 20982.96, 20209.06, 19251.53, and 17703.74 areas.  The recent surge to the 24262.18 area occurred after Stops were elected above the 24224.60 level, an upside price objective related to buying pressure that emerged around the 15460 and 20370.01 areas. 

Upside price objectives related to buying pressure around the 16326.16 area include the 25455, 25774, 27609, and 28004 levels.  Upside price objectives related to buying pressure around the 15460 area include the 26612, 26931, 29244, and 29639 levels.   Following the recent move higher to multi-month highs, technical support levels and areas of potential buying pressure are around the 21230, 20294, 19861, 19357, and 18822 levels.  Stops are cited below the 18199, 18024, 17537, and 17343 levels.  Below current price activity, technically significant areas include the 15900, 15512, 15313, 14500, 14364, 13369, 10727, 10432, 9682, 8837, and 7538 levels.  Traders are observing that the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 100-bar MA (4-hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (4-hourly).  Also, the 50-bar MA (hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 100-bar MA (hourly) and below the 200-bar MA (hourly).

Price activity is nearest the 200-bar MA (4-hourly) at 21527.43 and the 50-bar MA (Hourly) at 21837.79.

Technical Support is expected around 18390.99/ 16714.46/ 14500.15 with Stops expected below.

Technical Resistance is expected around 25455.06/ 25774.41/ 26612.64 with Stops expected above.  

On 4-Hourly chart, SlowK is Bullishly above SlowD while MACD is Bearishly below MACDAverage.

On 60-minute chart, SlowK is Bullishly above SlowD while MACD is Bullishly above MACDAverage.                                   

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