Bitcoin (BTC) reached another new all-time high on Dec. 1 before dropping sharply to $18,000.
Bitcoin has regained the majority of its losses, but another short-term decrease is expected before it can potentially resume its upward movement.
Bitcoin Parabola Breakdown and Re-Test
BTC had been following a parabolic ascending support line since the upward movement began on Sept. 4.
After breaking down from the line on Nov. 26., BTC found support near $16,050 (the 0.382 Fib retracement level of the entire increase) before beginning the current upward move.
Despite the fact that BTC reached a new all-time high, the increase only served to validate this parabolic line as resistance before being rejected once more.
Furthermore, technical indicators in the daily time-frame are bearish. Both the RSI and MACD have generated bearish divergences and are decreasing, The Stochastic oscillator has also made a bearish cross.
If the price moves downwards, the closest support levels are found at $16,040, $14,850, and $13,660 (0.382, 0.5, and 0.618 Fib retracement levels).
Future Movement
The shorter-term movement for BTC shows that the price has deviated (shown with the red circle in the image below) above the resistance area at $19,400, before falling right back below it. Currently, the price is making another attempt at moving above the $19,400 area.
While short-term indicators are bullish, there are potential unconfirmed bearish divergences.
Therefore, BTC’s reaction, if it reaches the resistance area, will be crucial in determining the direction of the future movement.
If a rejection occurs, which seems the most likely scenario, BTC could decrease all the way down to the 0.5-0.618 Fib retracement levels between $17,620-$18,050.
BTC Wave Count
While the long-term count is not yet entirely clear, the movement over the past two days indicates a corrective A-B-C structure (shown in orange below), in which BTC is currently in the B wave.
The B wave is formed by another A-B-C sub-wave structure (black), which BTC is in the C sub-wave. The C wave would be expected to increase all the way to $19,750, which is the 0.9 Fib retracement level (a requirement for a flat) and the resistance line of a potential parallel ascending channel.
Afterward, BTC is expected to drop once more.
While the area for the bottom depends on the top of the B wave, the preliminary target for the bottom would be inside the $17,646-$18,082 area (the 0.5-0.618 Fib retracement levels).
Conclusion
Bitcoin is expected to reach a high near $19,700 before moving downwards once more.
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