Bitcoin Price: Key Technical Indicator Shows BTC Surging to $5,500

A key technical indicator suggests the bitcoin price could surge to $5,500 within the short-term. | Source: Shutterstock
A key technical indicator suggests the bitcoin price could surge to $5,500 within the short-term. | Source: Shutterstock

Throughout the past three months, the bitcoin price has flirted with the $4,200 resistance level, often struggling to maintain momentum above the key $4,000 mark.

Several traders have demonstrated concerns over the extended period of stability demonstrated by bitcoin because, in late 2018, the cryptocurrency recorded a drop of around 50 percent following three months of stagnation in the $6,300 to $6,500 range.

However, a cryptocurrency technical analyst known to the community as “Galaxy” has said that once bitcoin breaks out of a key resistance level above $4,000, it could potentially recover to $5,500.

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1-Month Price Chart of Bitcoin (Source; Coinmarketcap.com)

The analyst explained:

“According to Bulkowski’s study, more than 60% of ascending triangles with declining volume end up breaking upwards with an average price rise of 35%.”

“That gives us a target of $5500 BTC once the breakout is confirmed.”

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