Bitcoin Falls Below 200-Week Moving Average Amid Market Volatility
Bitcoin has fallen below its 200-week simple moving average, with analysts noting potential risks for further price declines if key technical indicators continue to deteriorate.
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $67,500 on Friday, slipping below its 200-week simple moving average on its first test of the level in nearly three months. This marked the first interaction with the trend line in 11 weeks, according to data from TradingView. The 200-week SMA has historically served as a reference point for Bitcoin’s cycle lows, acting as support or resistance during bear markets. Bitcoin traded around the average from March to October 2023 and again from June to mid-August this year (Source ID: 1). [1]
Material Indicators co-founder Keith Alan noted that Bitcoin could revisit $57,700 if its weekly relative strength index (RSI) fell below 41.5. Alan highlighted the confluence of the 200-week SMA with a resistance/support flip level on Bitcoin’s RSI. Weekly RSI returned to 41.5, a level that had previously acted as support in late July after several weeks of attempted breakout (Source ID: 1). [1]
The Bitcoin price downside accelerated on Friday as Asian markets reacted to the resignation and ongoing controversy around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng finished the day down 1.55%, while South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index ended 0.98% lower. US stock-market futures also fell slightly, with the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.2% as analysis eyed a redistribution of capital into Nvidia’s competitors (Source ID: 1). [1]
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $67,500 on Friday, slipping below its 200-week simple moving average on its first test of the level in nearly three months (Source ID: 1). This marked the first interaction with the trend line in 11 weeks, as noted by Material Indicators co-founder Keith Alan. The 200-week SMA has historically served as a key reference point for Bitcoin’s cycle lows, acting as support or resistance during bear markets. Bitcoin traded around the average from March to October 2023 and again from June to mid-August this year. [1]
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Keith Alan highlighted that if Bitcoin’s weekly relative strength index (RSI) fell below 41.5, the price could revisit $57,700 (Source ID: 1). Weekly RSI has returned to 41.5, a level that it established as support in late July after it spent several weeks attempting a breakout. Alan noted that losing 41.5 on the RSI opens the door to test the cycle low at $57.7k, though successfully defending the support zone could have bullish implications. [1]
BTC price downside accelerated on Friday as Asian markets reacted to the resignation and ongoing controversy around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Source ID: 1). Hong Kong’s Hang Seng finished the day down 1.55%, while South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index ended 0.98% lower. US stock-market futures also saw declines, with the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.2% as analysis eyed a redistribution of capital into Nvidia’s competitors. [1]
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $67,500 on Friday, slipping below its 200-week simple moving average on its first test of the level in nearly three months (Source ID: 1). This marked the first interaction with the trend line in 11 weeks, with Bitcoin last touching the 200-week SMA on August 19 (Source ID: 1). The 200-week SMA has historically served as a reference point for Bitcoin’s cycle lows, acting as support or resistance during bear markets (Source ID: 1). [1]
Material Indicators co-founder Keith Alan noted that Bitcoin could revisit $57,700 if its weekly relative strength index (RSI) fell below 41.5 (Source ID: 1). Alan highlighted that the weekly RSI has returned to 41.5, a level that it established as support in late July after attempting a breakout (Source ID: 1). Losing 41.5 on the weekly RSI opens the door to test the cycle low at $57,700, according to Alan (Source ID: 1). [1]
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BTC price downside accelerated on Friday as Asian markets reacted to the resignation and ongoing controversy around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Source ID: 1). Hong Kong’s Hang Seng finished the day down 1.55%, while South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index ended 0.98% lower (Source ID: 1). US stock-market futures also fell slightly, with the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.2% as analysis eyed a redistribution of capital into Nvidia’s competitors (Source ID: 1). [1]
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