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Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $50K Support After Weekend Sell-Off

BTC is poised for a short-term bounce, although upside appears to be limited.

Bitcoin daily price chart shows support/resistance and RSI in bottom panel. (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)
Bitcoin daily price chart shows support/resistance and RSI in bottom panel. (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

Bitcoin (BTC) is stabilizing above its 200-day moving average, currently at $46,000, after a near-20% sell-off over the weekend. The cryptocurrency was trading around $49,000 at the time of publication and is roughly flat over the past 24 hours and down about 15% over the past week.

The relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart is the most oversold since July, which preceded a strong price recovery. Still, oversold conditions could persist for several days as sellers gradually exit positions.

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BTC is poised for a short-term bounce, although upside appears to be limited toward the $55,000-$60,000 resistance zone. Over the long term, weekly momentum indicators have shifted negative for the first time since April, which preceded a brief crypto bear market.

Damanick Dantes

Damanick was a crypto market analyst at CoinDesk where he wrote the daily Market Wrap and provided technical analysis. He is a Chartered Market Technician designation holder and member of the CMT Association. Damanick is also a portfolio strategist and does not invest in digital assets.

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