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Lastly, Bitcoin [BTC] inflicted a bullish breakout above its 2-week vary formation. Following a weekend value pump amidst a tentative US debt ceiling deal, BTC secured the $26.2k help and crossed $27k.
The uptrend momentum was prolonged into the final week of Could because the king coin climbed above the $26k – $27.5k vary on 29 Could.
At press time, the BTC’s value was $28k, up 0.32% up to now 24 hours, extending inexperienced throughout most altcoins.
Supply: Coin360
Nonetheless, the transfer to $28k has beforehand confronted heavy headwinds as long-term BTC holders sought to lock income at this stage.
BTC inflicts a bullish breakout
Supply: BTC/USDT on TradingView
Between 11 – 28 Could, BTC fashioned a short-term vary of $26k – $27.5k. The pullback of the bullish breakout from the vary on 29 Could retested the vary excessive at $27.5k.
After the pullback retest, the confirmed uptrend units BTC bulls to be careful for key resistance ranges forward.
One of many resistance ranges is $28.5k, a key value ceiling/vary excessive throughout late March/early April value consolidation. A retest of $29k or $30k may very well be probably if BTC clears the $28.5k roadblock.
However a breach of the vary excessive and the 20-EMA ($27.5k) might shove again BTC to the vary, derailing bulls’ efforts. Such a retracement might ease on the mid-range of $26.8 or vary low at $26k.
The RSI hit the overbought territory whereas the CMF retraced to the zero mark, denoting an elevated shopping for strain however easing capital inflows to BTC.
Shorts discouraged
Supply: Coinglass
Out of the $1.56 million liquidated positions, $1.5 million had been brief positions within the 4-hour timeframe. Whereas this paints a short-term bullish outlook, it stays to be seen if BTC will shut above $28k on the finish of Could and prolong the uptrend momentum into June.
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Current Glassnode information confirmed that Bitcoin hit new data concerning new addresses with non-zero holdings or above 0.01 cash.
Notably, addresses holding 0.01 cash hit a brand new ATH (all-time excessive) of 12,080,129. Equally, non-zero addresses hit an ATH of 47 million, with only a few months to 2024 halving.
Supply: Glassnode
