When Bitcoin falls below $90,000, futures will target gaps
Bitcoin filled one of two new futures gaps with a trip below $90,000 as analysis predicted a low for the next BTC price cycle.
Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $90,000 as market participants eyed a familiar short-term target coming up next.
Key Points:-
Bitcoin dices with the 21-day moving average trend, filling open gaps on CME futures markets.
There is a remaining gap where the price may return to $88,000 next.
Some analysts argue that the $88,000 gap could later be interpreted as a cycle low if the market turns higher before it fills.
The price of Bitcoin is $90,000
Data from TradingView showed local lows of $89,530 on Bitstamp during the Asian trading session.
Bitcoin held steady against gold as both assets slowed their New Year's recovery thanks to geopolitical tensions around Venezuela.
“Important day for $BTC,” wrote crypto trader, analyst and entrepreneur Michael Van de Pop in his latest analysis on X.
Van de Pop reported a retest of the 21-day moving average (MA) at $88,900.
“The 21-day MA was hit and dipped briefly at this level,” he continued.
“It's not bad, it might take the balance, although I like Bitcoin to hold this level.”
The exchange's order-book liquidity flagged trader Daan Crypto Trades as lines in the sand at $89,000 and $92,000.
“I wouldn't be surprised to see price cut around this range by the end of the week as it's moving back into the broader range,” he said.
Bitcoin futures slots: one down, one to go
Of particular interest on lower timeframes was the fate of an open “gap” on the CME Group's Bitcoin futures market.
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The gaps created during the New Year usually indicate short-term BTC price targets, BTC/USD “filling” is one of the recent lows.
“Are we going to a deep move to fill the next CME gap at $88K?” crypto educational resource coin office asked in X response.
Filling the second gap brings the price back to around $88,200.
Commenting, anonymous analyst CW, a contributor to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, called the unique loophole “potentially dangerous.”
“For a stable uptrend, it's better to avoid this risk and then start the rally,” he told X followers on Wednesday.
“But if this gap is not filled, it means that the bottom of the next cycle will probably be here.”
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