Bitcoin (BTC) saw a fresh spike to near $45,000 overnight into March 27 as the weekend looked set to deliver a decisively bullish close.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD grinding back to higher levels seen days previously after a rejection at just above the $45,000 mark.
While still within its extended trading range with $46,000 as its ceiling, the pair was still firmly on the radar of long-term traders as the weekly close drew near, this being apt to be Bitcoin's highest of the year so far.
Popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital added that Bitcoin's 21-week exponential moving average (EMA) was also in line for a flip as resistance — something which had served bulls well in 2021.
#BTC is positioning itself well for a breakout Weekly Close beyond a key Bull Market EMA (21-week EMA)$BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/HmmfCkOxiP
Some were not convinced of the strength of current levels, however. Among them was fellow trader and analyst Crypto Ed, who cautioned that buying into long-term resistance nearly the $46,000 yearly open made little sense in terms of risk/ reward ratio.
Try to convince me, spot buying into resistance right here is a bad idea. You won't succeed with this kind of R:R. You might get an entry a bit lower but you might miss also a brutal break out and never get your retest. Max risk is 1R Reward is 4.9R pic.twitter.com/E7wo0MC0pB
As Cointelegraph reported, others had already argued that a more significant trend breakout was necessary for Bitcoin in order for them to flip overall bullish and take on long positions.
Meanwhile, on-chain research revealed that it was spot markets, not derivatives, that were at the helm over the past week.
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