Gold’s Breakout
We begin our analysis by looking at gold.
The price of Gold ($/OZ) is analyzed at one-hour intervals alongside volume from May 20-25.
On May 20, the price made a high of $1278.93. A gradual decrease followed. The price made several lower highs, which create the descending resistance line outlined below:
The price broke out from this line on May 23. The breakout occurred with significant volume. It reached a high of $1287.3 before decreasing slightly.
The price is currently trading at $1284.59.
Bitcoin’s Triangle
The price of BTC/USD is analyzed at two-hour intervals from May 15 to May 25. On May 16, the price reached a high of $8352.3. A rapid decrease ensued and the price made a low of $6999.9 the next day. It has been increasing since, trading inside the symmetrical triangle outlined below:
At the time of writing, the price was trading at $8049.60.
Summary: Which is Performing Better?
The price of Bitcoin (candlesticks) and the price of Gold (gold) is compared at one-hour intervals from May 20 to May 25 in the graph below.
Bitcoin began the week by decreasing significantly, reaching lows below 7% on May 20. A gradual increase was preceded by a decrease. By May 23, the rice had dropped by about 9%.
An upward move followed, but Bitcoin was unable to attain a positive rate of increase. The measuring period ended with a decrease of 1.38%.
Gold did not experience such significant fluctuations during this period. It decreased by less than 1% until May 23, when an upward move began. This led to a breakout as shown by the arrow in the graph above. For gold, the measuring period ended with an increase of 0.58%.
In short, for the week of May 20-25, Bitcoin dropped while gold rose in price. The drop for Bitcoin was more significant than the gains for gold.
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