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BTC lost steam at $44K: What next?

Updated: Aug 31, 2024
Published: Dec 7, 2023
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BTC has pulled back from $44k; the next local support is $42,300.

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OI remains high at $19.80b, down from $20.22b, but Funding is increasing – Longs are increasing against Shorts.

There is potential for a bounce before more downside.

TLDR

  • Bitcoin has pulled back after failing to break $45k resistance.
  • Key support is at $42.3k; losing this could trigger a deeper correction.
  • Leverage remains high, which poses a downside risk.
  • There is upside potential if the bull flag pattern plays out with a break above $45.6k.
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Macro analysis

• ADP Employment Change came out at 103k, still positive but slightly below the 130k consensus. The main labour market data is out tomorrow (Friday).

• The DXY continues to push beyond $104, while the S&P looks increasingly top-heavy.

Technical analysis

• BTC has retraced from its local high of $44k, but it’s now potentially forming a bull flag.

•The local support is $42,300, with the most major horizontal resistance at $45,600.

• A breakout of the bull flag would likely send price to $45,600.

• The RSI is overbought on all major timeframes, particularly the 3D and the Weekly.

• We see BTC’s move up as needing some form of more significant pullback. However, the current structure is bullish.

• We wouldn’t look to add BTC here or sell/short it.

Market mechanics

• The Open Interest has moved down slightly from its yearly high of $20.22 billion to $19.80 billion now.

• The OI-Weighted Funding Rate has reset over the past few days back closer to 0.01% levels. However, this morning, it began to increase to 0.013%. This isn’t something that should concern us. However, if it continues to ramp up, this would concern us.

Cryptonary’s take

Bitcoin still maintains higher price levels and forms a bullish structure with a bull flag.

The local support of $42,300 will need to hold to maintain the bullish structure. If not, we will likely see a deeper pullback over the coming week or so to the mid $38Ks.

The mechanics show that there is still a fair amount of leverage in the system, but Longs and Shorts are in a more even balance now.

We’re not looking to add BTC at these higher levels. However, we would begin to lightly DCA into BTC at $38k. If we see sub $38k, that’s where our DCA buys will become more aggressive.

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