Overall Summary:
Overall I am bearish.
Bitcoin is trading in the $3600 to $4200 range during the last week, 81.5% down from the ATHs, with a market cap of $63 billion. The chart indicates a continuation/consolidation/reversal of the current X trend. The price is closest to the 50 MA with a trend towards the 50 MA. The volume has decreased over the last week, which is supporting the current price action. During the period the ‘dominant’ DMI switched over and it is now the -DMI and a weak trend strength ADX of 19.
Detailed Summary:
This chart uses weekly Renko Candlesticks with 4 MAs (20, 50, 100 & 200) & DMI.
Renko candlesticks are great for trend trading. Renko means ‘brick’ in Japanese because the candlesticks represents only price movements. Although some price action is missed, Renko makes it very easy to identify key trends and support and resistance areas. This chart style is often used along with Heikin Ashi candlestick charts for greater confluence. As you can see, there is very little ‘noise’ in this style of chart, allowing traders to ignore short term trends. I set the security at $50 per block so that every block represents a $50 price move. During the last week the price has ranged by $500, opening at $4100 and closing at $3600. The price has decreased over the period which is a continuation of the long term price trend.
Moving Average are also used on this chart to help identify major areas of S&R and general price trend action. I prefer to use simple Moving Averages on the daily time frame. The 200 MA is red, the 100 MA is orange, the 50 MA is yellow and the 20 MA is green. The choice of colours helps me to read the chart and see if price action is bullish or bearish. For example, if the red is on top and the green is on the bottom, it is clearly bullish. It is also important to note that the longer the Moving Average period, the stronger the support and resistance. During the last week the price is closest to the 50 Moving Average and during this period it has trended towards/around the 50 Moving Average. The 50 Moving Average is currently acting as resistance while there is no MA acting as support. The key Support area is $3300 and key Resistance areas is $4200. I forecast in the next week that price will test the next support area.
Volume is a key indicator that I use to understand past, current and possibly future price action. Unfortunately a majority of the exchange volume is fake ‘wash’ trading so it is important to rely on data from reliable exchanges like Binance and BitFinex. Volume that supports price recent action helps strengthen my belief in a specific trend. During this period volume has decreased in convergence with the recent price action. On a longer term time frame, the volume is in convergence with the long term trends. I forecast in the next week that volume will decrease and this will support a decrease of price.
DMI (Directional Movement Index) is a popular trend trading momentum indicator that measures Moving Averages and is able to identify trends while ignoring ‘noise’. It is used on combination with other trend indicators to build confidence about price actions and trends. Look for divergence and convergence between these three lines: Green is the +DMI or +DI, represents bullish action, Red is the -DMI or -DI, represent bearish action and Yellow is the ADX , is an average of the above two and sums up the MA trend. At the start of the period, the ‘dominant’ DMI was the + DMI, at 41 while the ADX was at 18. During the period the ‘dominant’ DMI switched over and it is now -DMI and the ADX is 18. This indicates a convergence with the long term price trend and a weak trend. I forecast in the next week that the that ‘dominant’ DMI will increase and this will support a decrease of price.
References:
Renko summary - www.investopedia.com...rms/r/renkochart.asp
Moving Average summary - www.investopedia.com.../m/movingaverage.asp
Support and Resistance summary - www.investopedia.com...d-resistance-basics/
Fake exchange volume summary - www.blockchaintransparency.org/
DMI summary - www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dmi.asp
Overall I am bearish.
Bitcoin is trading in the $3600 to $4200 range during the last week, 81.5% down from the ATHs, with a market cap of $63 billion. The chart indicates a continuation/consolidation/reversal of the current X trend. The price is closest to the 50 MA with a trend towards the 50 MA. The volume has decreased over the last week, which is supporting the current price action. During the period the ‘dominant’ DMI switched over and it is now the -DMI and a weak trend strength ADX of 19.
Detailed Summary:
This chart uses weekly Renko Candlesticks with 4 MAs (20, 50, 100 & 200) & DMI.
Renko candlesticks are great for trend trading. Renko means ‘brick’ in Japanese because the candlesticks represents only price movements. Although some price action is missed, Renko makes it very easy to identify key trends and support and resistance areas. This chart style is often used along with Heikin Ashi candlestick charts for greater confluence. As you can see, there is very little ‘noise’ in this style of chart, allowing traders to ignore short term trends. I set the security at $50 per block so that every block represents a $50 price move. During the last week the price has ranged by $500, opening at $4100 and closing at $3600. The price has decreased over the period which is a continuation of the long term price trend.
Moving Average are also used on this chart to help identify major areas of S&R and general price trend action. I prefer to use simple Moving Averages on the daily time frame. The 200 MA is red, the 100 MA is orange, the 50 MA is yellow and the 20 MA is green. The choice of colours helps me to read the chart and see if price action is bullish or bearish. For example, if the red is on top and the green is on the bottom, it is clearly bullish. It is also important to note that the longer the Moving Average period, the stronger the support and resistance. During the last week the price is closest to the 50 Moving Average and during this period it has trended towards/around the 50 Moving Average. The 50 Moving Average is currently acting as resistance while there is no MA acting as support. The key Support area is $3300 and key Resistance areas is $4200. I forecast in the next week that price will test the next support area.
Volume is a key indicator that I use to understand past, current and possibly future price action. Unfortunately a majority of the exchange volume is fake ‘wash’ trading so it is important to rely on data from reliable exchanges like Binance and BitFinex. Volume that supports price recent action helps strengthen my belief in a specific trend. During this period volume has decreased in convergence with the recent price action. On a longer term time frame, the volume is in convergence with the long term trends. I forecast in the next week that volume will decrease and this will support a decrease of price.
DMI (Directional Movement Index) is a popular trend trading momentum indicator that measures Moving Averages and is able to identify trends while ignoring ‘noise’. It is used on combination with other trend indicators to build confidence about price actions and trends. Look for divergence and convergence between these three lines: Green is the +DMI or +DI, represents bullish action, Red is the -DMI or -DI, represent bearish action and Yellow is the ADX , is an average of the above two and sums up the MA trend. At the start of the period, the ‘dominant’ DMI was the + DMI, at 41 while the ADX was at 18. During the period the ‘dominant’ DMI switched over and it is now -DMI and the ADX is 18. This indicates a convergence with the long term price trend and a weak trend. I forecast in the next week that the that ‘dominant’ DMI will increase and this will support a decrease of price.
References:
Renko summary - www.investopedia.com...rms/r/renkochart.asp
Moving Average summary - www.investopedia.com.../m/movingaverage.asp
Support and Resistance summary - www.investopedia.com...d-resistance-basics/
Fake exchange volume summary - www.blockchaintransparency.org/
DMI summary - www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dmi.asp