Bitcoin will spark “massive” liquidations if it rises to take out ask
liquidity around $30,000, the latest BTC price analysis says.
Bitcoin
stayed on course for its highest weekly close in ten months on April 2 as $28,000 held.
BTC price analyst: “Massive” liquidations due at $30,000
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD stable over the weekend after closing out March at near $28,500.
A
key point of resistance from earlier in its current halving cycle, the
current trading zone represents a major hurdle for bulls to overcome.
Should they manage it, price targets extend beyond the $30,000 mark.
“Bitcoin has been consolidating below the biggest resistance/support of the last 2+ years,” analyst Matthew Hyland summarized in his latest tweet on BTC.
“A
whole new ballgame if BTC breaks it. NASDAQ & S&P went strong
into weekly close. Still major pessimism and disbelief while major
milestones are close to being made for Stocks/BTC.”
Popular
Twitter account Byzantine General predicted that a breakthrough of
resistance immediately above the spot price would result in a sea of
liquidations, leading to further upward momentum.
“It feels like some bear is very desperately trying to defend the 29k to 30k region,” a tweet stated on the day.
“I
think that when this level breaks massive liqs will come in. And it
does feel like a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ because there’s zero froth in
the market, only some spot supply.“
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An accompanying chart showed the Binance BTC/USDT order book with bid and ask liquidity concentrations by price level.
On shorter timeframes, however, traders were content to wait for the weekly close to cement prior gains.
“Ranging
this weekend it seems on the corn, and for continuation the bulls want
to reclaim the range high at $28,750. Until the we chill,” Crypto Tony tweeted on the day.
Others
were more pessimistic, among them trading resource Stockmoney Lizards,
which described a correction as “very likely” before BTC/USD hits
$30,000.
Bitcoin bulls add another 23% in March
Last month nonetheless, managed to crown itself one of Bitcoin’s best March months.
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According to data from Coinglass, 23% gains for BTC/USD almost match its 2021 performance, with 2013 remaining its most volatile.
Bitcoin’s trajectory mimics both years, seeing at least three months “in the green” before significant consolidation began.
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