TA: Bitcoin Price Surges 6%, Why Recent Breakout Looks Real

Bitcoin price found support above $22,500 and surged over 6% against the US Dollar. BTC broke many hurdles and might rise further towards the $25,000 resistance. Bitcoin started a fresh increase after it found strong bids above $22,500. The price is now trading above the $23,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $23,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is forming a bullish breakout pattern and might rise towards $25,000. Bitcoin Price Breaks Resistance Bitcoin price remained well supported above the $22,500 zone. BTC formed a double bottom pattern near the $22,500 level and started a strong increase. There was a move above the $23,000 and $23,500 resistance levels. The price even surged above the $24,000 resistance. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $23,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. Bitcoin price even broke the $24,200 resistance and traded as high as $24,488. It is now consolidating gains above the $24,200 support zone. It is also well above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $22,685 swing low to $24,488 high. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $24,450 level. The next key resistance is near the $24,500 zone. A close above the $24,500 resistance zone could start another increase. ...