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Bitcoin Dominance Rate (BTCD) Approaches End of Bullish Pattern

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Written by
Valdrin Tahiri

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Edited by
Geraint Price

24 August 2022 11:30 UTC
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  • BTCD is trading inside a descending wedge.
  • The daily RSI is bullish but the weekly one is bearish.
  • There is resistance at 43.60%
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The Bitcoin Dominance Rate (BTCD) is expected to break out from a bullish pattern. However, the long-term trend remains bearish.

BTCD has been falling since reaching a high of 48.45% on June 11. The downward movement has so far led to a low of 40.60% in Aug 14. 

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Over the past month, the decrease has been contained inside a descending wedge, which is considered a bullish pattern. Furthermore, the daily RSI is extremely bullish. It has: 

  • Broken out from a descending resistance line
  • Moved outside its oversold territory
  • Generated bullish divergence

If a breakout transpires, the 0.382 Fib retracement resistance level at 43.60% would be the first resistance area.

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BTCD breakout
BTC.D Chart By TradingView

Cryptocurrency trader @eliz883 tweeted a chart of BTCD, showing that it is following a descending support line.

BTCD movement
Source: Twitter

Due to the bullish RSI readings and creation of the aforementioned wedge, a breakout from this pattern would be the most likely scenario.

Long-term movement

Despite the bullish daily readings, the weekly chart suggests that the long-term trend is still bearish. The main reason for this is the weekly RSI breakdown (green line) and decrease below 50. Both of these signs are associated with bearish trends. 

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Currently, BTCD is trading just above the 40.50% horizontal support area, which has been in place since May 2021.

If a breakdown occurs, the first target would be at 34.13%, created by the 1.61 external Fib retracement of the most recent upward movement. This would take BTCD to a new all-time low.

So, the weekly and daily time frame readings are not in alignment in each other. Combining these two time frames, the most likely scenario would suggest an initial breakout, that takes BTCD towards at least 43.60%. Afterward, a fall towards new all-time lows would be expected.

Weekly movement
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