Bitcoin (BTC) Price Eyes More Upsides as Bulls Attempt to Breach the $100,000 Resistance

Bitcoin price remained supported above the $92,500 level. BTC formed a base and started a fresh increase above the $96,000 level.

Bitcoin price showed signs of a strong recovery and it even climbed above the $99,000 resistance. BTC price is now consolidating below the $100,000 resistance. However, BTC bulls might soon attempt to breach the stated milestone and push the price further higher.

Bitcoin Price Analysis

Bitcoin price remained supported above the $92,500 level. BTC formed a base and started a fresh increase above the $96,000 level. It cleared the $97,500 level and traded to a new high at $99,650 before there was a pullback.

There was a move below the $98,000 level. A low was formed at $95,973 and the price is now rising. There was a move above the $96,800 resistance level. The price cleared the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $99,650 swing high to the $95,973 low.

Bitcoin price is now trading below $98,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. On the upside, the price could face resistance near the $98,000 level. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $98,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The trend line is close to the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $99,650 swing high to the $95,973 low.

The first key resistance is near the $99,000 level. A clear move above the $99,000 resistance might send the price higher. The next key resistance could be $100,000.

A close above the $100,000 resistance might initiate more gains. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $102,500 resistance level. Any further gains might send the price toward the $105,000 level.

Downside Correction In BTC?

If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $98,000 resistance zone, it could start a downside correction. Immediate support on the downside is near the $96,800 level.

The first major support is near the $95,750 level. The next support is now near the $95,000 zone. Any further losses might send the price toward the $92,000 support in the near term.