{"id":452428,"date":"2020-12-16T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=452428"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:12:05","slug":"bitcoin-fractal-found-resembling-past-local-tops-but-more-upside-is-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/bitcoin-fractal-found-resembling-past-local-tops-but-more-upside-is-imminent\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Fractal Found Resembling Past Local Tops, But More Upside Is Imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin today smashed above $20,000<\/a> and recaptured mainstream media headlines everywhere. FOMO is now full steam, and there’s no telling where the cryptocurrency might stop \u2013 unless a fractal forming plays out exactly as it has in past instances of the repeating pattern.<\/p>\n Bulls need to fear not, however, as the same fractal suggests that after a meager correction, more upside is imminent.<\/p>\n Bitcoin above $20,000 is no longer something crypto holders hope for but is a reality starting today<\/a>. The asset in 2020 has taken the world by storm, attracting not just retail investors, but corporations, hedge funds, and institutions.<\/p>\n The substantial capital required to get the cryptocurrency above the key resistance is finally here, and three full years after Bitcoin set its previous all-time high, a new one has been set.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Bitcoin Finally Takes Out $20,000, What Is Next For Crypto?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n But the strong impulse move up today might have actually signaled that the short-term top was in. A repeating pattern called a fractal<\/a> has formed on Bitcoin price charts, and if the third time is the charm, a correction is coming as soon as tomorrow and beyond.<\/p>\n The pattern also predicts that any downside will be limited, and would be followed by a sizable move upward.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fractals are a repeating pattern, plain and simple<\/a>, and can be found in everything from Bitcoin price charts to snowflakes.<\/p>\n As an\u00a0evolutionary survival mechanism<\/a>, the human brain is hard-wired to recognize patterns ahead of processing information related to it. Patterns can also make people feel a certain way, which is why music can be so powerful or soothing.<\/p>\n Recognizing such patterns on price charts can work against an analyst, which is why fractals are often frowned upon. But looking at the chart above, it is difficult to deny there is a striking resemblance.<\/p>\n Each of the first two patterns came from an impulse move before it, where the first reaction in hitting the next major level of resistance, creates the first V-shaped structure<\/a>.<\/p>\nBitcoin Fractal Discovered That Suggests Any Downside Ahead Will Be Limited<\/h2>\n
This Bitcoin fractal could indicate a short-term top if the pattern repeats | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Crypto Chart Patterns And Why Humans Love To Recognize Repetition<\/h2>\n