Bitcoin’s (BTC) downside break of the recent narrow trading range may have opened the doors for a drop to key support at $6,100, technical charts indicate.
The leading cryptocurrency, which was sidelined above $6,400 for 10 days straight, fell to two-week lows near $6,200 yesterday, confirming a range breakdown.
Essentially, the bears have come out victorious in a tug of war with the bulls. As a result, risks are skewed to the downside. More importantly, a prolonged period of extremely low volatility ended with a sell-off yesterday, hence, there could be more losses to come.
Still, the bears are cautioned against being too aggressive, as a bounce from the 21-month exponential moving average (EMA) support of $6,109 cannot be ruled out. Further, the trendline connecting June lows and August lows is lined up at $6,094.
As of writing, BTC is changing hands at $6,250 on Coinbase, representing a 1.8 percent drop on a 24-hour basis.
Daily chart
As seen in the above chart, the 5-day and 10-day EMAs have rolled over in favor of the bears following yesterday’s range breakdown.
The indicators are also biased toward the bears. For instance, the MACD has produced a bearish crossover, while both the relative strength index (RSI) and the stochastic are reporting bearish conditions below 50.00.
Monthly chart
Over on the monthly chart, the sell-off from the record high of $20,000 seems to have ended around the 21-month EMA in the last four months.
So far, however, the bulls have failed to produce a meaningful bounce, despite the repeated bear failure to beat the EMA support.
The bear market would resume if the cryptocurrency closes below the 21-month EMA tomorrow (monthly close).
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- The range breakdown could yield a drop to major supports lined up at $6,100.
- A UTC close today below the trendline support of $6,094 would bolster the already bearish setup and boost the prospects of a monthly close (tomorrow) below the 21-month EMA.
- A UTC close above the 10-day EMA of $6,355 would weaken the bearish pressure.
Disclosure: The author holds no cryptocurrency assets at the time of writing.
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