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Bitcoin Price Prediction – Next Bitcoin Bull Target Sits at $55,000

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Aug 23, 2021, 11:45 UTC

Bitcoin returned to $50,000 levels this morning, with upward momentum bringing $55,000 levels into play. A move back through to $50,500 will be key in the early afternoon.

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After a mixed end to the week on Sunday, it’s been a broadly bullish morning for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin, BTC to USD, was up by 1.94% to $50,222.0.

A mixed morning saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $49,098.0 before finding support.

Steering clear of the of the first major support level at $48,405, Bitcoin rallied to a late morning current day high $50,558.0.

Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $49,807 and the second major resistance level at $50,349.

More significantly, Bitcoin also broke through the 23.6% FIB of $50,473 to return to $50,000 levels for the first time since mid-May.

Late in the morning, while avoiding a fall back to sub-$50,000, Bitcoin fell back through the 23.6% FIB and the first major resistance level.

BTCUSD 230821 Hourly Chart

The Rest of the Pack

It has been a mixed morning for the broader crypto market.

Polkadot bucked the trend through the morning, falling by 1.60%.

It’s been a bullish morning for the rest of the majors, however.

At the time of writing, Binance Coin was up by 10.39% to lead the way.

Cardano’s ADA (+4.63%), Crypto.com Coin (+3.32%), and Ripple’s XRP (+4.29%) also found strong support.

Bitcoin Cash SV (+1.72%), Chainlink (+2.38%), Ethereum (+2.92%), and Litecoin (+1.77%) trailed the front runners, however.

Through the early hours, the crypto total market fell to an early morning low $2,069bn before rising to a high $2,140bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,129bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance rose to an early morning high 44.69% before falling to a low 44.27%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 44.34%.

For the Afternoon Ahead

Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall back through the first major resistance level at $49,807 to break back through the second major resistance level and 23.6% FIB.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to revisit this morning’s high $50,558.0.

Barring an extended crypto rally through the afternoon, resistance at the morning high would likely leave Bitcoin short of the third major resistance level at $51,751.

In the event of an extended rally, however, Bitcoin could target $52,000 levels, however, before any pullback.

A fall through the first major resistance level and the $48,947 pivot would bring the first major support level at $48,405 into play.

Barring an extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$48,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $47,545.

Looking beyond the support and resistance levels, we saw the 50 EMA pull away from the 100 and 200 EMAs. The 100 also pulled away from the 200 EMA providing support through the morning.

A further widening of the 50 EMA from the 100 and the 200 EMAs this afternoon would bring $52,000 levels into play.

Bitcoin would need to move back through to $50,500 levels, however, to give the bulls a look at $55,000.

A fall through first major resistance level at $49,807 and the pivot would bring support levels into play…

About the Author

Bob Masonauthor

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.

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