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Bitcoin Price Faces Rejection at Key Resistance: Will BTC Drop Again?

The price of Bitcoin has seen a consistent rise, surpassing the $62,500 resistance level. However, it’s facing challenges in breaking through the $64,500 and $65,000 resistance barriers.

Bitcoin Price Faces Resistance

Bitcoin’s price found support around the $56,500 area and initiated a notable uptrend. It convincingly surpassed the $60,000 and $61,200 resistance levels, with bulls driving it above $63,500 and the 100 hourly Simple Moving Average. 

However, resistance from bears is evident around $64,500 and $65,000, with a peak at $64,646 before consolidating gains.
Currently, Bitcoin maintains stability above the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the upward move from the $56,378 low to the $64,646 high. Additionally, a crucial bullish trend line is forming with support at $62,800 on the BTC/USD hourly chart.

Bitcoin is trading above $62,500 and the 100 hourly Simple Moving Average. Immediate resistance lies near $64,500, followed by major hurdles at $65,000 and $65,500.

Breaking above the $65,500 resistance level could trigger further upward momentum in Bitcoin’s price. The next obstacle is at $66,800, and a decisive move beyond this level may pave the way for continued upward movement. In such a scenario, Bitcoin could aim for the $68,000 mark.

Another Decline In BTC?

Should Bitcoin struggle to surpass the $64,500 resistance zone, it may face downward pressure, initiating a potential decline. Immediate support lies around the $62,800 level and the trend line.

The first significant support is at $61,500. A close below this level could signal further downside movement towards the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level of the upward move from the $56,378 low to the $64,646 high, located at $59,500. Additional losses could potentially lead the price towards the $58,000 support area in the short term.

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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