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Bitcoin Price Analysis January 30, 2018, Technical Analysis

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Jan 30, 2018, 04:15 GMT+00:00

The Bitcoin markets have drifted a bit lower during the trading session on Monday, and I think that the market should continue to be very noisy. A lack of volume continues to play this market, so it will be interesting to see what happens next.

BTC/USD daily chart, January 30, 2018

BTC/USD

Bitcoin markets have drifted a bit lower on Monday, and what has become a very quiet range of trading. Currently, it looks as if the $10,000 level is offering a massive support level, but we also have a significant amount of resistance just above, and especially above there at the $13,000 level. What’s more important to me is the lack of volume, which tells me that the market isn’t ready to go higher with any type of conviction. Because of this, I think if you are a short-term trader, you can look at it back and forth trading decisions using something like the stochastic oscillator. Currently, it looks as if the drift will probably continue lower, perhaps down to the $10,400 level in the short term.

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BTC/USD daily chart, January 30, 2018
BTC/USD daily chart, January 30, 2018

BTC/JPY

Bitcoin markets also fell against the Japanese yen level and what has been declining volume. The little bit of volume that we did get during the trading session on Monday has been negative, and that tells me the market will probably continue to be lackluster at best. Japan is 40% of the volume for Bitcoin, so this is one of the most important currency pairs to pay attention to when it comes to the Bitcoin markets. The ¥1.1 million level underneath is the support level that I think extends the market to the upside given enough time, but if we break down below that level, we haven’t even more supportive level near the ¥1 million level. I believe that the market is currently stuck in some type of consolidation, so therefore much like the BTC/USD pair, you should be looking at a range bound system.

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BTC/JPY daily chart, January 30, 2018
BTC/JPY daily chart, January 30, 2018

About the Author

Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.

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