Bitcoin’s Rising Bullish Channel Caps Downside at $20,000
The broad technical picture depicts Bitcoin (BTC) as trading within a rising bullish channel that supports the chances of continuing to move to the upside. Since the June 18 low, Bitcoin has demonstrated a price action pattern operating on a 12-day cycle, which calls for mid-August to be another intermediate bottom.
Ascending Channel
Starting with June 18 low, Bitcoin's entire price action structure can be framed within an ascending channel pattern, which is a bullish signal. As long as the BTC price remains within the ascending channel, the upside and the downside are capped at $25,500 and $20,000, respectively.
12-Day Cycle
While cycles are never intended to pinpoint tops and bottoms with 100%, the 12-day BTC cycle has an almost perfect symmetry, since it can be found between two highs and between two lows.
The first 12-day high-to-high cycle can be measured from the June 26 high through the July 8 high. Moving forward with each subsequent BTC swing high point, we can note that in the near term, the cycle has started to shrink slightly. The distance between the last two BTC highs is only 10 days.
However, the 12-day low-to-low cycle is more important because it can signal when we can expect the next swing low. The target date of the 12-day cycle low is August 17.
Looking forward: The middle of the channel, around the $22,000 mark, can provide short-term support. But what's more important is for the daily RSI to hold above the 50 mid-level or, even more critical, above the RSI trendline. An RSI break below the trendline can jeopardize the bullish case scenario.
Ascending Channel
Starting with June 18 low, Bitcoin's entire price action structure can be framed within an ascending channel pattern, which is a bullish signal. As long as the BTC price remains within the ascending channel, the upside and the downside are capped at $25,500 and $20,000, respectively.
12-Day Cycle
While cycles are never intended to pinpoint tops and bottoms with 100%, the 12-day BTC cycle has an almost perfect symmetry, since it can be found between two highs and between two lows.
The first 12-day high-to-high cycle can be measured from the June 26 high through the July 8 high. Moving forward with each subsequent BTC swing high point, we can note that in the near term, the cycle has started to shrink slightly. The distance between the last two BTC highs is only 10 days.
However, the 12-day low-to-low cycle is more important because it can signal when we can expect the next swing low. The target date of the 12-day cycle low is August 17.
Looking forward: The middle of the channel, around the $22,000 mark, can provide short-term support. But what's more important is for the daily RSI to hold above the 50 mid-level or, even more critical, above the RSI trendline. An RSI break below the trendline can jeopardize the bullish case scenario.