Bitcoin price is struggling to gain pace above $63,500 against the US Dollar. BTC could start a fresh rally if it clears $63,500 and $64,000 in the near term.
- Bitcoin is facing resistance near the $63,500 and $64,000 levels.
- The price is now trading above $62,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
- There is a major contracting triangle forming with support near $62,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
- The pair could start a fresh rally if there is a clear break above $63,500.
Bitcoin Price Consolidates
Bitcoin price made another attempt to gain traction above the $63,500 and $64,250 resistance levels. However, BTC failed to settle above the $63,500 level and started a fresh downside correction.
There was a sharp decline below the $62,000 support zone and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price even spiked below $61,000. A low was formed near $60,810 and it is now correcting losses. There was a break above the $62,000 resistance zone and the 100 hourly SMA.
Bitcoin surpassed the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $64,327 swing high to $60,810 low. It is now consolidating above the $62,000 level and the 100 hourly SMA. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $62,800 level. The first major resistance is near the $63,000 level. There is also a major contracting triangle forming with support near $62,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.
Source:The main resistance is still near the $63,500 level. It is near the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $64,327 swing high to $60,810 low. A clear break above $63,500 resistance may possibly call open the doors for a fresh rally. The next major resistance sits near the $65,000 level.