Tag Archives: Bitcoin (BTC) Price

Bitcoin’s price has been increasing consistently lately, continuing its bullish phase since the beginning of the year. However, the market is currently at a key resistance level, and its reaction is essential for the trend in the next few months. Technical Analysis By:Edris The Daily Chart: On the daily timeframe, the price has finally broken out of the tight consolidation range around the $28K mark, aggressively attacking the $30K resistance. This level is both a crucial...

This week saw the total cryptocurrency market capitalization soar above $1.3 trillion on the back of major increases from many coins. The sentiment has also improved considerably across the board. Bitcoin’s price managed to top the coveted $30K level – a point that we haven’t seen in 10 months. The week started relatively quiet as everyone was expecting the release of the Consumer Price Index. It’s largely used to gauge inflation in the US. Before its release, however, things...

The Bitcoin price (BTC) began to bubble up from the $27,900 handle on Sunday, Apr 9. By Monday, it had entered into full rally territory, shooting up to $30,450 by Tuesday. But most of Jim Cramer’s audience probably missed the opportunity to make a cool 23% gain as he CNBC “Mad Money” host told viewers to avoid Bitcoin on Mar 14. Cramer Does It Again Moreover, Cramer told CNBC watchers that they should sell any BTC they have: “Bitcoin went up today. And I would argue now it...

Fed watchers expect the American central bank to raise the federal funds rate by 0.25 or 0.50 percent. The CME Fed Watch tool has notched up to anticipating a 0.50 interest rate hike in the Fed Funds rate, with a 72% probability of at least a 0.25 hike at the next meeting. The Yahoo Finance Live team reported Monday: The Fed has a big decision to make at its next meeting on May 2 to 3. The probability of another 0.25% hike is now at 72%. And that’s according to the CME Fed...

The initial expectations for the CPI numbers for March showed a decline in the inflation rates to 5.2%. In reality, the third month of the year saw an increase of 5%, shown by the Consumer Price Index. At the same time, the core CPI, which excludes more volatile niches such as food and energy, was expected to be somewhere between 5.5% and 5.6%. The Core CPI has actually matched the expectations, standing at 5.6%. The CPI for February stood at 6%, which was a decline compared...

After a lengthy period of uncertainty, Bitcoin’s price has finally managed to break through a critical technical resistance level. This has led some investors to question whether the bear market has finally come to an end or if this recent rally is just a bull trap, a temporary rise in price. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Bitcoin has reached a significant and decisive resistance region of $30K, bringing back the bullish sentiment in the market. Now that the...

MicroStrategy’s massive bitcoin investment has finally generated some paper profits for the business intelligence giant after the asset spiked above $30,000 for the first time since June 2022. The firm started its accumulation spree in the summer of 2020, spending around $4.17 billion to purchase a stash of 140,000 BTC. At the moment of writing these lines, the investment is finally in the green, at least on paper. Finally in the Green Bitcoin’s recent price surge beyond the...

It’s April, and the Bitcoin price has been hovering around the $28,000 level since Mar 23. That’s a roaring price rally after starting March at the $23,500 handle. Bitcoin started off the new year trading at a measly $17,000. The question for crypto investors and traders now is whether BTC is looking expensive at that price or poised for another leg upward over the next quarter or the remainder of the year. Two Quick Near-Term Price Factors One bullish hint is that the king...

The cryptocurrency market has stalled for the past several days, but all that is expected to change by the middle of the week. This is because of two notable events about to take place – the announcement of the latest CPI data in the United States and the long-anticipated Shanghai/Shapella update for the Ethereum network. CPI Data on the Horizon For the past year or so, the US CPI data has been strongly impacting bitcoin’s price performance, at least for the short term. The...

Bitcoin appears to have hit a ceiling as the price continued to hover below the psychological resistance level of $30,000. This has led some to believe that the rally may soon come to an end since futures OI has been relatively flat throughout the year. But the options market has a different story to tell. Potential Bitcoin Rally? According to the latest chart by Glassnode, the amount of Open Interest in Bitcoin Options contracts has reached $10.3 billion. Its futures...