Bitcoin price started a decent increase above the $46,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is now back above $47,000, but it is facing hurdles near $47,600. Bitcoin started a steady increase above the $45,600 and $46,200 resistance levels. The price is now trading above $46,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $46,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair must clear the $47,500 resistance zone to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin Price Starts Fresh Increase Bitcoin price remained well bid above the $45,000 level. As a result, BTC started a fresh increase above the $46,000 resistance zone and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price broke the $46,200 and $46,500 resistance levels. There was also a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $46,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The pair was able to climb above the $47,000 resistance zone. It is now facing resistance near the $47,500 zone. A high is formed near $47,464 and bitcoin price is now consolidating gains. It is currently well above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $43,374 swing low to $47,464 high. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com An immediate resistance on the upside is near the $47,400 level. The main resistance is now near the $47,500 zone. To continue higher, bitcoin must clear the...
