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Bitcoin price levels to watch as trader says ‘lights out’ below $21.6K

Bitcoin (BTC) rested at multi-week help on the March 9 Wall Street open as issues over a deeper BTC worth drop elevated.

BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

Trader: $19,700 “on the table”

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed BTC/USD circling $21,800 on Bitstamp.

With $22,000 at risk of flipping from help to resistance, common dealer Pentoshi was amongst these warning that additional undoing of help could come subsequent.

“We made it. Best r/r currently however not a fan of the slow bleed. Would have liked a SFP (one may still come),” he wrote in an replace on a previous BTC worth forecast.

“Below this can get ugly w 19.7-20.5k on the table.”

BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Pentoshi/Twitter

An accompanying chart confirmed the importance of the present spot worth zone inside Bitcoin’s broader vary — and the potential penalties of the vary have been misplaced.

Trader and commentator Nunya Bizniz flagged a equally bearish sign presently taking part in out within the type of Bitcoin’s 200-day exponential shifting common (EMA).

Based on historic patterns, he warned, room for losses clearly remained.

The 200-day EMA additionally featured within the roadmap of fellow common dealer and commentator Pierre, who inferred that there can be little stopping BTC/USD from dropping to its 100-day MA ought to a breakdown now ensue.

BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Pierre/Twitter

Dollar dips after resistance rematch

Data from the Binance order ebook, in the meantime, confirmed the “busy” space of bid and ask liquidity surrounding spot worth.

Related: Bitcoin retains liquidating longs as BTC worth motion provides up $22K help

With recent United States jobs information due, monitoring useful resource Material Indicators was bracing for volatility, this as but remaining absent.

In a glimmer of hope on the day, macro markets started climbing on the Wall Street open, with the U.S. greenback dropping floor gained earlier within the week.

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) was down 0.4% on the time of writing, whereas the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index each aimed for 0.5% will increase.

U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) 1-hour candle chart. Source: TradingView

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