TA: Bitcoin Price Topside Bias Vulnerable If It Continues To Struggle Below $24K

Bitcoin is facing a key resistance near the $23,500 zone against the US Dollar. BTC must clear $23,500 to avoid a fresh bearish reaction in the near term. Bitcoin is struggling to rise and trading below the $23,500 level. The price is now trading below the $23,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key rising channel forming with support near $22,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair must clear the $23,500 resistance to start a decent increase in the near term. Bitcoin Price Upsides Capped Bitcoin price gained pace after it broke the $23,500 support zone. The price even traded below the $23,000 level to move into a short-term bearish zone. However, the bulls protected the $22,650 zone. The 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $20,692 swing low to $24,671 high acted as a support. The price formed a base and recently recovered losses above the $23,000 level. Bitcoin climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $24,699 swing high to $22,649 low. The price even spiked above the $23,400 level, but it faced a strong resistance near $23,500. It is now trading below the $23,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is also a key rising channel forming with support near $22,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. On the upside, bitcoin price is facing resistance near the $23,200 level and the 100 hourly S...