Bitcoin [BTC/USD] Price Analysis: Coin’s price falters as bear attacks continue to hit the market

The cryptocurrency market’s volatile nature was on full display during the weekend with several coins rising up on the price chart and then crashing from the summit. Popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH] and XRP were all victims to the bull and the bear.

Bitcoin, in particular, had a roller-coaster ride as it breached the $4,000-barrier, before falling to settle close to $3,700.

1-hour

The one-hour chart for Bitcoin shows a price crash as the bear took full control of the market on 24 February. The support was holding at $3,561.78 while the immediate resistance was at $4,165.61. The visible downtrend resulted in the price dropping from $4,054.18 to $3,786.64.

The Parabolic SAR was above the price candlesticks, a clear signal of bearish behaviour.

The Relative Strength Index crashed below the oversold zone, suggesting that the selling pressure is way more than the buying pressure.

The MACD indicator showed the signal line and the MACD line undergoing a bearish crossover. The MACD histogram however, remained predominantly bearish.

1-day

Bitcoin’s one-day graph painted a similar picture as the one-hour graph, with the downtrend playing a major role. The long-term support was at $3,747.43, while the crash saw BTC price tumble from $6,307.07 to $4,148.38.

The mouth of the Bollinger Bands was expanding, suggesting a degree of volatility. The size of the Bollinger cloud was much smaller than the earlier one, a marked sign of the lack of price movement.

The Chaikin Money Flow indicator dipped below the zero-line, indicating that capital leaving the market was more than the capital coming into the market.

Conclusion

Bitcoin’s surge was hampered by the bear attack and is expected to continue for some time. The above-mentioned indicators all point to a bearish atmosphere, which will be punctuated with sporadic bullish highs.

Source. ambcrypto