Bitcoin hits 3-week high as trader says ‘all signs there’ to short BTC

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Bitcoin (BTC) kept grinding higher at the Sep. 12 Wall Street open as traders called for an imminent correction.

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

$23,000 proves essential to flip

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $22,481 on Bitstamp, its highest since Aug. 19.

The pair had preserved existing gains over the weekend, with a declining U.S. dollar providing a catalyst for risk assets as the week began.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index both traded up 1.1% after the first two hours’ trading. By contrast, the U.S. dollar index (DXY) was down 0.7% on the day.

U.S. dollar index (DXY) 1-day candle chart. Source: TradingView

Analyzing the situation, popular trader Crypto Ed said that the time had now come to eye a corrective move on BTC/USD.

“I would say that all signs are there for some shorts,” he told viewers in his latest YouTube update.

Upside potential was likely limited to $23,000, he suggested, while to the downside, $20,800 was an area of interest.

A CME Bitcoin futures gap left over from the Sep. 10 close meanwhile added the area around $21,400 as a possible retracement target.

“I only would be looking for longs if we break $23,000, then for a move towards $28-29,000,” Crypto Ed added.

CME Bitcoin futures 1-hour candle chart with gap highlighted. Source: TradingView

Equally expecting a trend change was Il Capo of Crypto, who on the day reinforced a conviction that the current price strength was simply a relief rally within an overall bear market.

“Most people getting bullish now. Remember that this is a short squeeze, a bounce that happens during a bear market to continue the downtrend afterwards,” he tweeted.

“I still expect a little bit higher (22500-23000), but soon I will turn full bearish again.”

Having sealed a weekly close above its realized price, BTC/USD now looked primed to see a daily candle close above the 100-day moving average (MA) for the first time since April.

BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp) with 100-day MA. Source: TradingView

Ethereum struggles on Merge countdown

Less inspiring, meanwhile, was price action on Ethereum (ETH), which lost ground on the day despite ongoing hype around the Merge.

Related: The Fed, the Merge and $22K BTC — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

ETH/BTC 1-day candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView

ETH/USD was down 2.2% at the time of writing, while ETH/BTC caught the attention of some market participants.

Bitcoin’s share of the overall cryptocurrency market cap thus saw a stiff rebound on the day after hitting just 38.9%, its lowest since January.

Bitcoin market cap dominance 1-week candle chart. Source: TradingView

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