Bitcoin price wants to retest 2017 all-time high near $20K — analysis
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed near $19,000 at the Jan. 13 Wall Street open as traders hoped a week of swift gains would stick.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD crisscrossing the $19,000 mark as United States equities began trading.
The pair rapidly took out sellside liquidity overnight, gapping higher to what on-chain analytics resource Material Indicators forecast could be a retest of the $20,000 mark.
“Seems like BTC is setting up for a retest of resistance at the 2017 Top,” it wrote in part of a Twitter discussion the day prior.
An accompanying snapshot of the Binance order book confirmed bulls had broken through multiple sell walls.
“Things just got interesting,” Material Indicators added in comments on the chart.
Characteristic of the current climate, others remained firmly risk-off on Bitcoin despite year-to-date gains approaching 20%.
Among them was popular trader Il Capo of Crypto, who in classic style described current price action as “one of the biggest bull traps I've ever seen.”
“Bullish euphoria is real, and price is still below 20k,” he added.
Michaël van de Poppe, founder and CEO of trading firm Eight, likewise cautioned on overly optimistic reactions to BTC price performance.
“Funny though, if you look at social media, it’s bull euphoria. If you watch the chart, you have to zoom out a lot to see the entire chart,” he said.
Regardless of its staying power, Bitcoin’s recent surge higher contrasts strongly with the distinct absence of volatility witnessed since the FTX implosion in early November.
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For on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, such behavior was arguably due a shake-up sooner rather than later, especially
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