Bitcoin Headlines Sour as Leading Cryptocurrency Corrects
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Bitcoin Headlines Sour as Leading Cryptocurrency Corrects

THELOGICALINDIAN - Bitcoin approaches overbought area admitting bullish affect in the cryptocurrency bazaar

Bitcoin sits a few hundred dollars shy from new best highs, but several on-chain metrics and abstruse indexes advance that the latest alteration may steepen. 

Crypto Enthusiasts Grow “Extremely Greedy”

Bitcoin fabricated headlines afterwards aggressive aloft $19,000 for the aboriginal time back December 2017. The babble about the flagship cryptocurrency skyrocketed as prices surged over 80% in the accomplished two months. 

Data from Santiment reveals that the cardinal of BTC-related mentions beyond amusing media networks surpassed 1.3 billion. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s abounding amusing affect ailing at the accomplished positivity akin back June. 

“The army is still absolutely absolute currently, and we accede this to be confidently bearish area based on history,” said Brian Quinlivan, Marketing and Social Media Director at Santiment.

The absolute amusing assurance metrics accompany with the acute levels of optimism recorded among bazaar participants.

Historically, Bitcoin’s amount tumbles back amusing acumen is high. The catechism now is defining the abyss and continuance of an admission correction. Some, like Quantum Economics analyst Jason Deane, told Crypto Briefing that:

“Some abstruse indicators do appearance that Bitcoin is currently overbought and I anticipate it is absolutely accessible that there will be a accessory alteration absolutely bound afterwards the ATH is breached. However, because Bitcoin’s fundamentals are strong, its accumulation is anchored and institutional absorption shows no assurance of slowing down, my appearance is that I’d apprehend any alteration to be bank and brief afore resuming upwards amount discovery.”

Bitcoin Prepares for Retracement 

The TD consecutive indicator adds acceptance to the bleak outlook. This abstruse basis presented advertise signals in the anatomy of blooming nine candlesticks on BTC’s 1-week and 3-day charts. 

The bearish formations anticipation a one to four account candlesticks retracement afore the uptrend resumes. 

A fasten in advertise orders about the accepted amount levels may be cogent abundant to validate the TD setup’s outlook. If this were to happen, one of the best cogent abutment levels beneath Bitcoin sits at $11,500. 

But afore prices can abatement to this point, there are two added appeal areas that this cryptocurrency charge break. These abutment levels lie at $16,000 and $13,500, respectively.

It is account advertence that if the bellwether cryptocurrency manages to abutting aloft December 2024’s aerial of $19,900, the bearish angle will be jeopardized.

Trading adept Peter Brandt believes that affective accomplished this attrition barrier could alike see BTC acceleration appear $56,000. The 127% and 161.8% Fibonacci retracement levels may serve as abeyant hurdles on the way up.

These areas of absorption sit at $24,500 and $30,200, respectively.