March 19, 2021 Everything you need to make sense of the crypto markets and beyond By the CoinDesk Markets Team Edited by Lawrence Lewitinn If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to receive it, sign up here. Bitcoin (BTC) +0.2% $58,711 Ether (ETH) -0.3% $1,814 (Price data as of Mar. 19 @11:00 UTC) Good morning. Here's what we're writing about:
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TECHNICIAN'S TAKE by DAMANICK DANTES Bitcoin Maintains Trend Support at $56K, All-Time-High Within Reach Around $61K The short-term uptrend for bitcoin (BTC) is improving, with next resistance at the March all-time-high around $61,000. Traders continue to experience choppy price action on intraday charts, but buyers remained active at trend support around $56,000. Four-hour BTC price chart shows an uptrend with resistance at all-time-high (Source: TradingView)
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OTHER MARKETS NEWS Bitcoin Tends to Weaken During Asian Trading, Especially After Bank of Japan Policy Shift Traders are getting used to bitcoin (BTC) buying that is concentrated during European hours, with North America lagging behind, and Asia inviting more sellers. And yesterday's Asia trading session was no exception.
"Overnight, the Bank of Japan announced that they would reduce asset purchases in a move that signaled marginal tightening of policy. By the time European markets opened, they digested this news and immediately went into defensive move…[which also] put a damper on the strong price action in BTC," wrote Chad Steinglass, head of trading at CrossTower, a digital asset trading firm. Chart shows BTC performance by Asian, European and North American sessions (Source: Enigma Securities)
The recent bounce above $58K is consistent with rising price floors in BTC as the long-term trend remains intact. "Every time we break into a new range, old resistance becomes support – consistently over the last several months," said Steinglass. --Damanick Dantes
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