Bitcoin price declined over $10,000 against the US Dollar after Elion Musk’s tweet. BTC is now correcting losses, but the previous support near $52,000 could act as a hurdle.
- Bitcoin started a major decline from well above $55,000 and it even traded close to $45,000
- The price is now trading well below $55,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
- There was a break below a key rising channel with support near $57,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair is correcting losses, but the bulls might struggle near $52,000 and $53,000.
Bitcoin Price Dives 20%
Bitcoin failed to clear the $58,500 resistance and reacted to the downside. BTC’s decline was got pace after Elion Musk’s tweet about bitcoin mining and not accepting it as payment.
It sparked a strong bearish move below the $52,000 and $50,000 support levels. There was a break below a key rising channel with support near $57,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The pair even dived towards the $45,000 level on Kraken. It is now trading well below $55,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
A low is formed near $45,000 and the price is now recovering higher. It broke the $47,000 and $48,500 resistance levels. Besides, there was a break above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $58,000 swing high to $45,000 swing low.
Source:An immediate resistance on the upside is near the $51,500 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $58,000 swing high to $45,000 swing low. The main resistance is now forming near the $53,000 zone (the previous support). A close above $52,000 and $53,000 is needed to start a decent increase.