Bitcoin slips near $84,200, while step-like uptrend structure remains intact
Bitcoin fell to about $83,500 on Wednesday before stabilizing near $84,200, down more than 2% from Tuesday’s high of around $86,500, according to BlockBeats. Even with that pullback, the cryptocurrency is still trading inside the $83,000 to $87,000 range that has taken shape over the past two weeks.
Giottus CEO Vikram Subburaj said BTC has been building a step-like pattern since July through a series of progressively higher consolidation bands. He pointed to a trading range of $62,000 to $67,000 from mid-July to Aug. 18, followed by a 21% jump over three days. Bitcoin then traded between $76,000 and $81,500 from late August to mid-September, before rising another 6.6% between Sept. 19 and 21 and moving into its current $83,000 to $87,000 band.
Subburaj said $83,000 is the key support level at the moment, warning that a confirmed break below it could signal that September’s breakout has failed and open the way for a retest of the $80,000 to $81,500 area. FxPro chief market analyst Alex Kuptsikevich said support near $84,000 is even more important, and a drop below that level could lead BTC toward $80,000.