ביטקאָין (בטק) took aim at $24,000 on July 20 after a night of solid gains put bulls in the driving seat.
Parabolas violated
דאַטן פון קאָינטעלעגראַף מאַרקעץ פּראָ און TradingView followed BTC/USD as it breached $23,800, its highest level since June 13.
Against expectations, crypto staged a recovery beyond an intra-hour “fake-out” as risk assets benefitted from declining United States dollar strength.
The inverse correlation between the U.S. dollar index (DXY) and Bitcoin remained center stage on the day, with the greenback coming off twenty-year highs at the end of the week prior.
“The Dollar is taking a nice hit today from the bears,” popular trader Crypto Tony דערציילט Twitter followers as the breakout took shape:
“Good sign for Bitcoin as things cool off for the DXY.”
$ דקסי has broken the Parabolic Trend (Parabola) that has been formed since Jan 7, 2021.
It’s time to pay attention. pic.twitter.com/xg344NrOCw
— וואָלף (@ImNotTheWolf) יולי קסנומקס, קסנומקס
Fellow analyst Wolf, meanwhile, eyed the breakdown of a “parabolic trend” in place on DXY throughout 2022. At the same time, as per analysis from popular trader Jibon, BTC/USD had ended its parabolic run to macro lows.
# ביטקאָין Parabolic Run is Over As Expected pic.twitter.com/1uuu0AfKKD
— טריידער_דזש (@טריידער_דזשיבאָן) יולי קסנומקס, קסנומקס
Those “expectations” ריפערד to a strategy forecasting BTC/USD rising to $40,000 before another bearish phase puts in a fresh macro bottom.
Major trendlines see a sudden test
Returning to current price action, meanwhile, significance came in the form of crucial trendlines being broken.
פֿאַרבונדענע: 100X ביטקאָין ענערגיע נוצן וואָלט מיינען 'אַבסורד' $ 20M BTC פּרייַז - דעוועלאָפּער
Among them were the 200-week moving average (WMA) at $22,800 and Bitcoin’s realized price at $21,934 as of July 19, data from on-chain analytics firm גלאַסנאָדע באשטעטיקט.
ביידע זענען classic fixtures in Bitcoin bear markets, with BTC/USD usually wicking below while preserving the levels as basic support.
Attention thus focused on the weekly close, which would confirm a breakout from the 200 WMA.
$ בטק 1D
Hard to believe but #bitcoin has broken the 50 DMA, 200 WMA (confirms week close), major upward resistance, & Bear Flag all in the same day.
Shorting a breakout isn’t the best idea. I TP’d a bit early on longs but will reenter on a retest of support.# קריפּטאָקוררענסי pic.twitter.com/BDwf0f67GK
— Roman (@Roman_Trading) יולי קסנומקס, קסנומקס
די מיינונגען און מיינונגען וואָס זענען אויסגעדריקט דאָ זענען בלויז די מחבר און טאָן ניט דאַווקע פאַרטראַכטן די קוקן פון Cointelegraph.com. יעדער ינוועסמאַנט און טריידינג מאַך ינוואַלווז ריזיקירן, איר זאָל דורכפירן דיין אייגענע פאָרשונג ווען איר מאַכן אַ באַשלוס.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-holds-5-week-high-as-trader-suggests-parabolic-bear-trend-is-over