Bitcoin Price Analysis: Pain Below 19701 – 9 October 2022

BTC/USD Extends Pullback:  Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis – 9 October 2022

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) extended its recent soft tone early in the Asian session as the pair traded below the 19701.62 area, representing the 50% retracement of the appreciating range from 18923.81 to 20479.43.  Strong Stops were elected below the 19518.06 area during BTC/USD’s recent sharp depreciation, a level that represents the 61.8% retracement of the same appreciating range.  Selling pressure reversed around the 19325 area, and BTC/USD glided higher to the 19648.35 area.   Upside retracement levels in recent depreciating ranges include the 20476, 21024, 21703, and 21805 areas.   Following recent selling pressure, BTC/USD bears are eyeing a greater risk of a test of June lows.  Following the recent sharp decline, the 20433 area has emerged as an area of consistent technical resistance and is technically related to selling pressure that commenced around the all-time high of 69000.   

Below current price activity, traders continue to anticipate large Stops below the 17803, 17701, 16966, and 16503 areas, significant technical levels related to historical upside pressure around the 3858 and 9819 areas. Additional significant technical areas on the downside include the 16990.14, 14500.15, and 10432.73 areas. Above recent price activity, upside retracement levels in the depreciating range from 31549.21 to 17567.45 include the 26208, 28249, and 28557 areas.  Additional upside price objectives and areas of potential selling pressure include the 25552, 26323, 26411, 26901, 27126, 27455, 28426, and 29669 areas.  Traders are observing that the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 200-bar MA (4-hourly) and above the 100-bar MA (4-hourly).  Also, the 50-bar MA (hourly) is bearishly indicating below the 100-bar MA (hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (hourly).

Price activity is nearest the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) at 19682.08 and the 200-bar MA (Hourly) at 19688.14.

Technical Support is expected around 16990.14/ 14500.15/ 10432.73 with Stops expected below.

Technical Resistance is expected around 25256.96/ 27455.20/ 32383.96 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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