Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis for January 19

Price Analysis
Tue, 01/19/2021 - 14:55
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The bullish mood continues on the cryptocurrency market. However, there are some exceptions to the rule. Mainly, Polkadot (DOT) and Chainlink (LINK) are in the red zone, falling by 2.59% and 0.65%, respectively.

Top 10 coins by CoinMarketCap

As altcoins are growing faster than Bitcoin (BTC), the market share of the leading crypto keeps going down and is now 65.2%.

BTC's market share

The relevant data for Bitcoin is looking the following way:

  • Name: Bitcoin

  • Ticker: BTC

  • Market Cap: $687,708,580,684

  • Price: $37,029.80

  • Volume (24h): $56,770,489,907

  • Change (24h): -0.90%

The data is relevant at press time.

BTC/USD: Is the accumulation period coming to an end?

Yesterday, buyers' attempts to gain a foothold above the hourly EMA55 were repeated and, by the end of the day, they managed to stay above the level of average prices. The daily maximum was recorded around $37,450.

BTC/USD chart by TradingView

On the hourly time frame, one can distinguish the level of $37,300, which is currently holding back the recovery of the Bitcoin (BTC) price. If, today, the line at around $36,000 works as a support, then the recovery may continue to the resistance of $40,000.

BTC/USD chart by TradingView

On the 4H time frame, Bitcoin (BTC) is on the way to the local resistance at $38,600. The leading crypto has accumulated enough energy to reach that level, however, it was not enough to set the new peak.

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It is also confirmed by the low buying trading volume.

BTC/USD chart by TradingView

The bullish price action is also on the daily chart with a target at $42,000. However, the trading volume should increase if bulls want to attain that level. The same is applied to liquidity, which is low at current levels.

Bitcoin is trading at $37,087 at press time.