BTCUSD and XRPUSD Technical Analysis – 15th FEB 2022BTCUSD: Bullish Engulfing Pattern Above $41,500Bitcoin touched a high of $45,807 on February 10, after which it started to decline touching a low of $41,601 in the Asian trading session today.
Now the prices have entered into a bullish correction phase and continue to remain above the $43,000 handle in the European trading session.
We can see a recovery in the prices of bitcoin towards $44,000,and this fresh wave of correction is expected to push up its prices towards $47,000.
We can clearly see a bullish engulfing pattern above the $41,500 handle which is a bullish reversal pattern because it signifies the end of a downtrend and a shift towards an uptrend.
Both Stoch and StochRSI are indicating an OVERBOUGHT level, meaning that in the immediate short-term, a decline in the prices is expected.
The relative strength index is at 71 indicating a STRONGER demand for bitcoin at the current market levels.
Bitcoin is now moving above its 100 hourly simple moving average and below its 200 hourly exponential moving average.
All of the major technical Indicators are giving a STRONG BUY signal, which means that in the immediate short-term we are expecting targets of $45,000 and $47,000.
The average true range is indicating lesser market volatility with a strong bullish momentum.
- A bitcoin bullish reversal is observed above $41,500
- The Williams percent range is indicating an OVERBOUGHT level
- The price is now trading just below its pivot level of $43,940
- All of the moving averages are giving a STRONG BUY market signal
Bitcoin: Bullish Reversal Seen Above $41,500Bitcoin continues to move in a strong bullish momentum after its decline towards the $41,600 level, and is now moving into a bullish zone formation above $43,000.
The immediate short-term outlook for bitcoin is strongly bullish; the medium-term outlook is neutral; the long-term outlook remains bullish.
We can see that the daily 100-day and 200-day simple moving averages are indicating a trend reversal at the levels of $48,177 and 49,416, which means that after touching these levels a contraction/ correction in bitcoin prices is expected.
The price of BTCUSD is now facing its classic resistance level of $44,233, and Fibonacci resistance level of $44,452, after which the path towards $47,000 will get cleared.
Bitcoin has already managed to cross its initial resistance zone of $43,800, and is moving upwards closer to $44,000.
In the last 24hrs, BTCUSD has gone UP by 4.58% with a price change of 1,926$, and has a 24hr trading volume of USD 24.019 billion. We can see an increase of 34.58% in the trading volume as compared to yesterday, due to increased buying pressure in the global cryptocurrency markets.
The Week AheadThe prices of bitcoin are at present moving in a correction phase towards the $44,000 handle. This also indicates that now we are looking at a fresh rally into the markets towards $50,000.
The prices of bitcoin remained under pressure last week due to the fresh concerns over the Russia-Ukraine border tensions, which, to date, has resulted in the US dollar getting stronger due to safe haven demands and the price of BTCUSD going down.
In the immediate short-term, bitcoin’s bullish momentum is expected to continue pushing past the $47,000 handle this week.
The price of BTCUSD will need to remain above the important support level of $43,000 this week, and we can expect more upsides in the range of $45,000 to $47,000 the next week.
Bitcoin vs GOLDTraditionally, gold has been considered a safe preferred by global investors for long-term holdings of their wealth. But now we can see a shift in the sentiment towards bitcoin as a viable digital gold, thanks to higher appreciation and gains.
Crypto investors now prefer buying bitcoin at lower levels, and we can see that now the total market capitalization of bitcoin stands at 832 billion USD.
Technical Indicators:The commodity channel index (14-day): at 103.36 indicating a BUY
The average directional change (14-day): at 29.93 indicating a BUY
The rate of price change: at 4.306 indicating a BUY
The moving averages convergence divergence (12,26): at 414.10 indicating a BUY
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