Bitcoin (BTC) stayed glued to $30,000 on May 23 as the start of Wall Street trading failed to spark volatility.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD lingering in a tight trading range in place since before the weekend.
The pair had closed out the week on its eighth weekly red candle in a row, this becoming a bearish record amid an absence of overall price trajectory.
Amid consensus that the macro bottom was not yet in, bullish BTC price forecasts were few and far between on the day.
For on-chain monitoring resource Material Indicators, however, there were signs on the day that market participants were preparing for upside to come before any capitulation.
“The TA looks good, the market is calling for a rally and the indicators are pointing long, but that doesn't mean it has to happen the way you think,” it tweeted.
The accompanying chart identified buy and sell levels on the order book of major exchange Binance.
A preceding post admitted that creator Material Scientist did not believe that Bitcoin had yet bottomed, while technical cues were still pointing to incoming gains.
New #BTC Weekly Candle has closed as a Bullish Hammer candlestick$BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/S9Q3aiI4Er
Supporting the bullish thesis was the weekly chart post close, which popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital noted had delivered an encouraging formation.
Macro conditions were driven by United States cues on the day, with President Joe Biden's China trade tariff easing plan boosting markets before the open.
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At the time of writing, the S&P 500 was up 0.66%, while the Nasdaq 100 likewise avoided further losses.
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