Crypto analyst Nicholas Merten is warning that Bitcoin (BTC) is inches away from a “breaking level” which may trigger a serious capitulation occasion.
In a brand new video replace, Merten tells his 511,000 YouTube subscribers that what has traditionally been a “buy-the-dip” assist stage for Bitcoin is now disintegrating.
“The truth that we’re properly suspended and never even coming as much as retest these 200-days (transferring common), in addition to the 200-week [moving average], is an enormous worrying signal right here.
And after we simply zoom out right here you can begin to see what I imply right here because the 200-week normally was the ‘purchase the dip’ alternative for Bitcoin. It’s now performing as resistance alongside the cross of the 200-day beneath that 200-week. So that is already one huge subject right here.”
Merten foresees a situation the place BTC briefly rallies to about $18,000 earlier than turning round and triggering a capitulatory occasion that takes the flagship crypto asset to new lows close to $13,000.
“With Bitcoin, I need to emphasize our breaking level right here, which is that if we actually break beneath the earlier lows and this line of sloping resistance, if we are able to’t maintain this descending line of earlier resistance, that’s going to be a serious warning signal.
Primarily talking, if we see worth even when it comes up right here in the direction of the earlier resistance vary or earlier assist vary at round $18,000 and we zigzag beneath right here breaking beneath these earlier lows [of about $15,400] that’s your warning signal for main capitulation.”
At time of writing, Bitcoin is altering arms at $16,804.
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