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Market Moves: Bitcoin Price Consolidation May Be Nearing the End, Indicator Suggests
- The cryptocurrency saw big moves in December and April after Bollinger bandwidth fell to 0.15.

Technician's Take: Bitcoin Upside Stalls Near Resistance; Support at $33K-$34K
- Bitcoin is holding support despite some profit taking towards $36K resistance.

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Bitcoin Price Consolidation May Be Nearing the End, Indicator Suggests

Bitcoin may soon move out of its seven-week trading range of $30,000 to $40,000, with an indicator tracking the cyclical nature of price volatility suggesting a big move is overdue.

Bollinger bandwidth, a measure of volatility calculated by dividing the spread between the Bollinger bands by the 20-day average of the cryptocurrency's price, has declined to a 2 1/2-month low of 0.15.
The cryptocurrency saw big moves in December and April after the bandwidth fell to 0.15.
Bollinger bands are volatility bands placed two standard deviations either side of the 20-day average of price.

Bitcoin's daily chart (Source: TradingView)

Bitcoin dropped from $60,000 to $48,000 after the Bollinger bandwidth dipped to 0.15 in mid-April.
A similar reading in December paved the way for a bullish breakout from the multi-week price consolidation below $20,000.
The cryptocurrency saw big moves during the 2017 bull run each time the bandwidth narrowed to 0.15.
Moves signaled by Bollinger bandwidth are direction-agnostic, as history shows. It means the anticipated change can be bullish or bearish.
The forthcoming Grayscale unlockings and blockchain data pointing to renewed buying by wealthy investors indicate that this time the move is likely to be bullish.
The upside is expected to gather steam above the 50-day moving average (MA) resistance, currently at $36,000.
While concerns of an early scaling back of stimulus by the Federal Reserve pose a downside risk, the minutes of the Fed's June meeting scheduled for release at 18:00 UTC Wednesday are unlikely to be as hawkish as the June policy statement.
According to some analysts, bitcoin (BTC, +2.02%) digested most of the negative news during the mid-May sell-off from $58,000 to $30,000. As such, the downside, if any, appears limited.

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Bitcoin Upside Stalls Near Resistance; Support at $33K-$34K

Bitcoin (BTC) held support around $34,000 on Tuesday, but buyers took some profit just shy of the $35,000-$36,000 resistance zone. The cryptocurrency is up about 2% over the past 24 hours and remains in a tight trading range.

Buyers could defend support levels and attempt to break the 50-day moving average around $36,000. A breakout from the trading range would yield further upside towards $40,000 as momentum improves.

Bitcoin hourly price chart shows short-term support and resistance levels with RSI (Source: TradingView)

The relative strength index (RSI) is approaching overbought levels, which could encourage short-term profit taking.
Initial support is seen around the $33,000-$34,000 range as buyers were able to maintain a series of higher price lows over the past week.
The month-long consolidation and declining volume suggest a volatile price move could occur as traders await confirmation of a decisive breakout.
Although the intermediate-term trend is improving, upside remains limited beyond $40,000 given strong overhead resistance and trend weakness.

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Bitcoin Upside Stalls Near Resistance; Support at $33K-$34K

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