Does dead cat bounce? Bitcoin price approaches $23,000 at fresh 5-month high
Bitcoin (BTC) took a swing at $23,000 on January 21 as Asia buyers fueled fresh market strength.
Bid liquidity creates suspicion
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD battling bears to reach $22,790 on Bitstamp overnight – the highest since August.
With new multi-month highs coming in quick succession despite fears of a major correction, Bitcoin continued to surprise as traders cleared the way for more upside.
As noted by intraday trader Skew, Asia led the way into the weekend, with selling pressure from market makers being absorbed on exchanges.
“Another rally driven by bids from Asia. TWAP buyers absorb the selling pressure from MMs. Big spot bid lifting offer & ask wall drawn before another short squeeze,” Skew commented on a composite diagram.
On-chain analytics resource Material Indicators in the meantime the flag ask for liquidity to be removed on Binance the day before, this allows Bitcoin’s first run beyond the $22,000 mark.
“Volatility continues. Don’t give it all back, be sure to take some profits along the way,” it wrote as part of a subsequent update.
“The bigger the pump, the harder BTC will fall,” analyst Toni Ghinea tweetedwhile Crypto Tony argued that the whole move may be nothing more than a “dead cat bounce”.
“Whether this is a wave of dead cats or a reversal on Bitcoin, it’s great to see some optimism back in Crypto,” he summed up.
Considering why further gains came after the end of the week’s TradFi trading, one popular commentator additionally suggested that traders were manipulative.
“Nobody who really wants to buy and own crypto waits until Friday closes every week to execute,” an update readadding that these buyers’ “objectives are clear.”
Earlier in the week, Material Indicators had also warned of “choreographed” bidding on BTC.
Important moving average on the horizon
Attention therefore focused on the upcoming weekly close for BTC/USD, which if current prices were to hold would be the best since mid-August.
At the same time, Bitcoin appeared to be about to print a so-called “death cross” on the weekly chart, with the descending 50WMA about to cross the still rising 200 WMA.
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A key target was the 200-week moving average (WMA), currently at $24,650 and out of reach for much of 2022.
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