Bitcoin Price Analysis: Drawn Back to 16882

BTC/USD Hugging 16882 Level:  Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis – 7 December 2022

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) continued to trade closely to the 16882 area early in the Asian session as the pair encountered technical resistance around the 17102 level, right around the 50-hour simple moving average.  Traders had previously pushed BTC/USD lower to the 16865 level, representing another test of the 16882 area that represents a downside price objective related to selling pressure that commenced around the 52100 area.   If BTC/USD is able to extend its upward trajectory, upside areas of potential technical resistance and selling pressure include the 17791, 18495, 19199, 20070, and 20201 levels.  If recent upside momentum reverses, traders may test recent two-year lows around the 15460 level established after Stops were elected below the 15512 area, a previous relative low that represented an exact bearish price objective based on selling pressure that strengthened around the 21478.80 and 18495.50 areas.

Following the recent appreciation from 15992.64, technical support and buying pressure are possible around the 16811, 16655, 16498, 16305, and 16276 levels.   Associated downside price objectives below current price activity include the 13369, 8837, and 7538 levels.  Technicians continue to eye the 14500.15 and 10432.73 areas as major downside targets, and additional downside price objectives include the 14613, 10727, and 9682 levels, areas that are related to selling pressure that intensified around the 20894.96 and 18495.50 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 bullishly indicating above the 100-bar MA (hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (hourly).

Price activity is nearest the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) at 16853.23 and the 100-bar MA (Hourly) at 17036.51.

Technical Support is expected around 14500.15/ 13369.11/ 10727.75 with Stops expected below.

Technical Resistance is expected around 18495.40/ 19199.48/ 20070.64 with Stops expected above.  

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

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

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