Bitcoin Price Analysis: Optimism Above 23381

BTC/USD Slightly Rebounds:  Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis – 5 February 2023

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) rebounded slightly early in the Asian session as the pair rallied back above the 24000 figure after bottoming out around the 23257.71 area, a move lower that represented another test of the 200-hour simple moving average.  The recent surge to the 24262.18 area occurred after Stops were elected above the 24224.60 level, an upside price objective related to buying pressure that emerged around the 15460 and 20370.01 areas.  Additional Stops were recently elected above the 23980.62 level, an upside price objective associated with demand around the 20333.33 level.  The pair’s subsequent pullback to the 23208.01 area represented a test of the 61.8% retracement of the depreciating range from 22500 to 24262.18, and traders are waiting to see if upside momentum resumes. 

Upside price objectives related to buying pressure around the 16326.16 area include the 25455, 25774, 27609, and 28004 levels.  Upside price objectives related to buying pressure around the 15460 area include the 26612, 26931, 29244, and 29639 levels.  Following the recent move higher to multi-month highs, technical support levels and areas of potential buying pressure are around the 22389, 22184, 21230, 20294, 19861, 19357, and 18822 levels.  Stops are cited below the 18199, 18024, 17537, and 17343 levels.  Below current price activity, technically significant areas include the 15900, 15512, 15313, 14500, 14364, 13369, 10727, 10432, 9682, 8837, and 7538 levels.  Traders are observing that the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) is bullishly indicating above the 100-bar MA (4-hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (4-hourly).  Also, the 50-bar MA (hourly) is bullishly indicating above the 100-bar MA (hourly) and above the 200-bar MA (hourly).

Price activity is nearest the 50-bar MA (4-hourly) at 23296.19 and the 50-bar MA (Hourly) at 23508.19.

Technical Support is expected around 18390.99/ 16714.46/ 14500.15 with Stops expected below.

Technical Resistance is expected around 25455.06/ 25774.41/ 26612.64 with Stops expected above.  

On 4-Hourly chart, SlowK is Bearishly below SlowD while MACD is Bearishly below MACDAverage.

On 60-minute chart, SlowK is Bullishly above SlowD while MACD is Bullishly above MACDAverage.                                   

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