Good morning, traders. After all that movement last night, price ends up right where it started at yesterday's update. It also shows you why I mentioned that I am paying attention to the DBW the most. Price hit the top of that wedge and then dropped back down to find support on the Tenkan line on the 4H chart. As with previous times before, this area continues to print small-bodied candles and/or long wicks on the 1D chart. StochRSI on the 1W is printing a pennant at the 42/43 area suggesting possible upward price movement from where it is at within the next two weeks. I spoke last week of the strong possibility of price just moving sideways for a week or two and that is what it has been doing so far.
The 15 Min chart shows price consolidating within the upper-third of the DBW suggesting a likely breakout through the top of the wedge as is expected with this pattern. That doesn't mean that price can't see another strong push toward the bottom of the wedge before it does, though. Doing so at this time would see price possibly reaching $5950. That being said, price doesn't need to drop as it has already recorded four alternating touches to support and resistance. This current ranging in the low-$6000s will continue to try the patience of traders/investors resulting in the "weak hands" selling into the composite operator if this year has been accumulation. "Smart money" is deeper into this pair than it was previously at this price level, just a few weeks ago, suggesting possible accumulation as well.
Traders have been making a big deal about the MACD bearish divergences that have appeared throughout this year at the top of the rallies. The reality is that after such a large move up through the end of last year and subsequent strong drop through the beginning of February, these bearish divergences are expected until price levels out as the buy side and sell side trade against each other within a tightening range. Markets tend to return to the mean. That, alone, doesn't guarantee that price continues upward; it only serves as a reality check when people use it as a reason that price MUST go down at the moment. More importantly, traders should take notice that the 1D MACD has been printing higher lows toward the resistance at the highs in May and July, forming an ascending triangle which is a bullish pattern. Since June we have seen price print higher lows, but we do need to see a higher high as well. I am watching for MACD to breach the descending dotted black resistance line within the ascending triangle first. At this time, we can see MACD pulling closer to the signal line suggesting potential exhaustion on the sell side. 1D OBV has been printing a descending wedge, also a bullish pattern, and is nearing the convergence of the support and resistance lines, so a breakout one way or the other is near. As mentioned previously, this could take a few more weeks to play out, but the pattern breakout bias should be upward since the pattern is bullish. And an increase in OBV should lead to an increase in price afterward.
I am continuing to watch for a possible SFP (swing failure pattern) at some point, potentially signalling the next bullish push up, similar to what we saw on June 29th and August 14th. This would require that price drop below the September 9th low of $6094.38 on Bitstamp but close above it in the same 1D candle. As always, failure of the June low to hold has me watching $5450 and $5250 as immediate support. Traders choosing to get involved at this level should be aware of the increased risk associated with doing so. Price is holding on support at this time, but it has been here before and as a result there is the very real possibility that price could drop through it if supply outpaces demand.
There will be no live stream this morning as I am still not feeling all that well and am just getting my voice back, but I will be streaming tonight at 9 p.m. CST. I appreciate everyone's understanding.
The 15 Min chart shows price consolidating within the upper-third of the DBW suggesting a likely breakout through the top of the wedge as is expected with this pattern. That doesn't mean that price can't see another strong push toward the bottom of the wedge before it does, though. Doing so at this time would see price possibly reaching $5950. That being said, price doesn't need to drop as it has already recorded four alternating touches to support and resistance. This current ranging in the low-$6000s will continue to try the patience of traders/investors resulting in the "weak hands" selling into the composite operator if this year has been accumulation. "Smart money" is deeper into this pair than it was previously at this price level, just a few weeks ago, suggesting possible accumulation as well.
Traders have been making a big deal about the MACD bearish divergences that have appeared throughout this year at the top of the rallies. The reality is that after such a large move up through the end of last year and subsequent strong drop through the beginning of February, these bearish divergences are expected until price levels out as the buy side and sell side trade against each other within a tightening range. Markets tend to return to the mean. That, alone, doesn't guarantee that price continues upward; it only serves as a reality check when people use it as a reason that price MUST go down at the moment. More importantly, traders should take notice that the 1D MACD has been printing higher lows toward the resistance at the highs in May and July, forming an ascending triangle which is a bullish pattern. Since June we have seen price print higher lows, but we do need to see a higher high as well. I am watching for MACD to breach the descending dotted black resistance line within the ascending triangle first. At this time, we can see MACD pulling closer to the signal line suggesting potential exhaustion on the sell side. 1D OBV has been printing a descending wedge, also a bullish pattern, and is nearing the convergence of the support and resistance lines, so a breakout one way or the other is near. As mentioned previously, this could take a few more weeks to play out, but the pattern breakout bias should be upward since the pattern is bullish. And an increase in OBV should lead to an increase in price afterward.
I am continuing to watch for a possible SFP (swing failure pattern) at some point, potentially signalling the next bullish push up, similar to what we saw on June 29th and August 14th. This would require that price drop below the September 9th low of $6094.38 on Bitstamp but close above it in the same 1D candle. As always, failure of the June low to hold has me watching $5450 and $5250 as immediate support. Traders choosing to get involved at this level should be aware of the increased risk associated with doing so. Price is holding on support at this time, but it has been here before and as a result there is the very real possibility that price could drop through it if supply outpaces demand.
There will be no live stream this morning as I am still not feeling all that well and am just getting my voice back, but I will be streaming tonight at 9 p.m. CST. I appreciate everyone's understanding.