- Bitcoin price failed to surpass the $4,000 resistance level and declined against the US Dollar.
- The price declined sharply and broke the key $3,940 support area to enter a bearish zone.
- Yesterday’s highlighted major bearish trend line is intact with resistance at $3,950 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair traded towards the $3,850 support and it is currently higher towards key resistances.
Bitcoin price declined below important supports near $3,940 against the US Dollar. BTC might correct in the short term, but sellers are likely to protect gains above $3,940.
Bitcoin Price Analysis
After multiple failures near the $4,000 resistance, bitcoin price started a sharp decline against the US Dollar. The BTC/USD pair formed a swing high near $3,980 and later declined below the key $3,940 support area. Sellers gained control and the price even broke the $3,900 support level. The price traded to a new weekly low at $3,855 and settled well below the 100 hourly simple moving average. Later, the price started an upside correction above the $3,900 level.
The price cleared the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $3,978 high to $3,855 low. However, the price is currently facing resistance near $3,920. It represents the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $3,978 high to $3,855 low. In the short term, the price might correct above the $3,920 level. Having said that, there is a strong resistance near the $3,940 and $3,950 levels.