BTCUSD: Bitcoin Trade Set-Ups from Here
The pattern Bitcoin is currently making is treacherous and too
unclear to contemplate a trade at this point.
It looks and feels more manipulated right now than ever - as if
price is being left to run a little higher to stop hunt weak
bears before it gets reeled back in again. It should only get as
far as the upper parallel at around 7578 now at best on
Bitfinex before it falls away again.
To break the downtrend Bitcoin has to find buyers enough to
push back above the uppermost parallel and to hold it on the
retest. It looks unlikely now, but if we see it happen later on
it should be worth following for a potential weekend rally.
But in its absence Bitcoin remains stuck in a down-trend and
the dearth of support coming from US as it opens means it
should fall away again quite soon now from the 7525-7578
range. But even the downside is uncertain at present and it
could be that Bitcoin tries to establish a double bottom
around the 7318-7263 range when it does come off again.
Be careful with the short at this point. Needs volume spike to
arrive to push it lower still from there. If it comes and 7250
gives way it's good to follow short again or add to positions
looking for 7162 in near term and further out a decline in
stages back to 6615-6517 range.