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Bitcoin Price Hints at Further Decline: Could It Drop Below $60K?

Bitcoin’s price initiated a new downtrend after encountering resistance around the $62,000 zone. BTC is currently on a decline and faces the possibility of further losses below the $60,000 mark.

Breakdown in Bitcoin Price Signals

The price of bitcoin began to rise after finding support at $60,250. Bitcoin was managed to bounce back above the level of the 23.6% Fib retracement of the decline from the swing high of $63,217 to the low of $60,250.

Bears were active, though, in the vicinity of the $61,800 resistance level. They stood at the 50% Fib retracement level of the decline from the swing high of $63,217 to the low of $60,250. A new bearish response was seen below the $61,200 support level.

On the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair, there was a breach below a bearish flag pattern with support close to $60,950. The 100 hourly Simple moving average and $61,000 are currently being traded below by bitcoin.

Direct resistance is located close to $61,200. The 100 hourly Simple moving average, or $62,000, may be the first significant point of resistance. $62,500 might be the next significant barrier. The price could rise if there is a clear break above the $62,500 barrier level.

At $63,500, the key resistance is currently found. The price may rise further if there is a closing above the resistance zone of $63,500. In the example given, the cost might increase to about $75,000.

More Drawbacks for Bitcoin?

Bitcoin may keep falling if it is unable to rise above the $61,200 barrier level. The $60,500 mark provides immediate support on the downside.

Sixty thousand is the first substantial support. The price may begin to decline toward $58,500 if the close is less than $60,000. In the short term, pricing may move toward the $56,650 support zone if there are any additional losses.

May 2024, Cryptoniteuae

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Vaibhavv Ali
Vaibhavv Ali

Vaibhavv Ali is the founder and editor of Cryptonite (cryptonite.ae), an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication with a UAE focus. He covers virtual-asset regulation — VARA, ADGM and the UAE Central Bank — alongside real-world-asset tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI in finance. Every Cryptonite article is human-edited and its sources are linked. He is also a celebrated speaker and host.

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