Bitcoin faces this final resistance zone before $20K all-time high

Bitcoin (BTC) traders are pinpointing the order books of major exchanges that show the $19,500 level is a near-term resistance level.

Bitcoin rejects $19,500 for now

On Nov. 25, Bitcoin price was rejected at $19,500 with a relatively large volume across top spot exchanges. On Binance, for example, BTC price hit $19,484 before seeing a slight pullback to sub-$19,300.

BTC/USDT 4-hour chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.com

The minor rejection likely occurred because of the stacks of sell orders between $19,450 to $19,550.

A popular pseudonymous trader known as “Byzantine General” shared the order books of all major exchanges that showed $19,500 as a key area for sellers.

Vijay Boyapati, a Bitcoin researcher, similarly said that the $19,500 to $19,550 range remains as the last sell wall before a new all-time high.

If Bitcoin does not retest the $19,500 area again in the next several hours, this could mean that another drop is likely. Considering that it would be the last resistance until the new all-time high, traders expect some reaction from sellers.

Another small pullback would benefit Bitcoin because it would further neutralize the futures funding rate. The funding rate of BTC futures has increased once again to 0.07% on Binance Futures and other exchanges.

Considering that the average funding rate of Bitcoin is 0.01%, another short-term drop to reset the derivatives market may even strengthen the upward momentum.

Shorts being at levels unseen since April is a variable

However, a variable to consider is that the number of shorts in the Bitcoin market is at its highest since April 2020.