Bitcoin price today is trading near a critical technical support level, with analysts watching whether buyers can defend the 200-week moving average (MA). The price reaction around this level is likely to determine Bitcoin’s direction this week.
According to Michael van de Poppe, the 200-week moving average has marked major market bottoms in previous cycles, including 2015, 2018 and 2022. As long as Bitcoin holds above this level, the current market cycle remains intact.
“If Bitcoin continues to hold above the 200-week moving average, there is little reason to assume the current cycle has fundamentally broken,” Van de Poppe said.
A break below the 200-week MA, however, would weaken the technical outlook and could lead to another leg lower before buyers return. While some investors fear a deeper correction, Van de Poppe said a decline to $35,000-$40,000 appears unlikely given Bitcoin’s lower volatility compared with previous cycles.
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Analyst Ashley Duke believes Bitcoin is trying to form a double bottom near $60,000, but says the pattern needs confirmation.
“The first encouraging sign would be a break above the weekend high at $60,941. However, it is only a sustained move above the $62,000-$62,500 resistance zone that would begin to negate the short-term bearish outlook,” Duke said.
The short-term outlook depends on whether Bitcoin can hold support and reclaim nearby resistance.
For now, the technical structure remains bearish because Bitcoin continues to make lower highs and lower lows. A move above the $62,000-$62,500 resistance area is needed to improve the short-term outlook.
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