Bitcoin Price Settles Below $60K, Is This A Critical Bearish Sign?

Bitcoin price extended losses and settled below $60,000. BTC is now consolidating losses near $58,000 and remains at risk of more downsides in the near term.

• Bitcoin extended losses and traded below the $60,000 zone.
• The price is trading below $59,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.
• There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance at $58,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
• The pair could continue to move down since there is a daily close below the $60,000 zone.

Bitcoin Price Takes Hit

Bitcoin price remained in a bearish zone and traded below the $60,500 support level. BTC even settled below the $60,000 level to enter a short-term bearish zone.

There was a drop below the $58,000 level. A low was formed at $56,378 and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor increase toward the $58,000 level and the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $64,740 swing high to the $56,378 low.

Bitcoin is now trading below $58,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. Immediate resistance is near the $58,000 level. There is also a major bearish trend line forming with resistance at $58,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.

The first major resistance could be $59,200. The next key resistance could be $60,500 or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $64,740 swing high to the $56,378 low.

Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com

A clear move above the $60,500 resistance might send the price higher. The next resistance now sits at $61,500. If there is a clear move above the $61,500 resistance zone, the price could continue to move up. In the stated case, the price could rise toward $63,500.

More Losses In BTC?

If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $58,500 resistance zone, it could continue to move down. Immediate support on the downside is near the $57,000 level.

The first major support is $56,500. If there is a close below $56,500, the price could start to drop toward $55,000. Any more losses might send the price toward the $53,500 support zone in the near term.

Technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now below the 50 level.

Major Support Levels – $57,000, followed by $56,500.

Major Resistance Levels – $58,500, $60,500, and $61,500.