Bitcoin (BTC) hit weekly highs around the Jan. 15 Wall Street open as fresh US macro data calmed market nerves over inflation.
BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
Bitcoin rises with stocks as CPI hits target
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD nearly reaching $100,000 on Bitstamp.
Up 3% on the day and over 10% versus two-month lows seen on Jan. 13, Bitcoin made traders confident that the worst of the short-term price downside was over.
BTC price strength accompanied the December print of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI), which met expectations. Like the Producer Price Index (PPI) the day prior, the release showed that inflation, while still rising, was not providing extra surprises.
“BTC Good CPI print. Should clear the inflation fear narrative for a bit,” popular trader Daan Crypto Trades wrote in part of a reaction on X.
BTC/USDT perpetual swap 4-hour chart. Source: Daan Crypto Trades/X
Daan Crypto Trades noted that US dollar strength was decreasing in step with rising risk assets, while BTC/USD was challenging a downtrend since all-time highs in mid-December.
US Dollar Index (DXY) 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
Continuing, fellow trader and analyst Cryptobirb suggested that the head-and-shoulders reversal pattern currently playing out on daily timeframes could soon be invalidated.
“Head & shoulders continuation squeeze continues,” he told X followers.
“Things may escalate very fast soon.”
BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cryptobirb/X
Some remained cautious, with trading firm QCP Capital warning that a fresh retest of $90,000 support may still occur.
“Expect heightened volatility before and after the inauguration as markets digest and adjust to a new term under Trump,” it advised Telegram channel subscribers on the day, referring to the incoming US government administration under President-elect Donald Trump.
“We maintain cautious of the downside as the $90k level in BTC has been tested numerous times. Equity markets also appear fragile, and with bond yields globally moving higher, it can spell messy and gappy moves all around.”
Bollinger Bands hint at BTC price volatility to come
Further anticipation of volatility came from longtime market commentator Matthew Hyland.
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Examining the Bollinger Bands volatility indicator, Hyland noted that its two constituent bands were at their narrowest in a year.
Bollinger Bands tend to preclude more erratic BTC price moves both up and down, with the current observation on three-day timeframes.
BTC/USD 3-day chart with Bollinger Bands data. Source: Matthew Hyland/X
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