Bitcoin’s chart structure is still struggling to break into bullish territory, and a retest of its $73,679 all-time high might take longer than the optimists hope, according to some crypto analysts.
“Structure mid-term is bearish, moving to neutral and trying to get bullish. ATH will take time,” popular Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo opined in an Oct. 2 X post.
Bitcoin’s next attempt may take another 3 weeks
He said the short-term structure of Bitcoin (BTC) signals that the next one-to-three weeks may be a cooling-off period before “the next bullish attempt.”
“I don’t think we get Uptober, sideways Oct, and Nov-Dec for laser eye parties,” Willy Woo wrote. “Long-term is bullish.”
According to TradingView data, Bitcoin’s price was $61,243 at the time of publication, down 3.98% since Oct. 1.
Bitcoin is down 4.72% over the past seven days. Source: TradingView
The asset’s price declined following a major missile strike by Iran, reportedly targeting sites across Israel late on Oct. 1.
Israel’s air defenses shot down most of the 180 incoming missiles, according to local reports.
Meanwhile, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index dropped eight points into “Fear” territory with a score of 42, after being in “Greed” just seven days prior.
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Crypto trader Rekt Capital pointed out that while Bitcoin has dropped into the “low $60,000s” multiple times in 2024, “people become equally fearful on a pullback and for a different reason every time.”
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Bitcoin’s almost 4% pullback triggered liquidations of around $128.49 million in long positions, the latest data shows.
$128.49M in Bitcoin long positions liquidated in the past 24 hours. Source: CoinGlass
This comes after Bitcoin surged 25% over 21 days, hitting $66,331 on Sept. 27, before consolidating and retracing toward $60,000 in the following four days.
Still, veteran trader Peter Brandt said that the recent Bitcoin rally “did not disturb the 7-month sequence of lower highs and lower lows.”
“Only a close above 71,000 confirmed by a new ATH will indicate that the trend from the Nov 2022 low remains in force,” Brandt wrote in a post on X.
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