Bitcoin (BTC) hit new three-month highs on Oct. 23 as the weekโs first Asia trading session produced snap gains.
Bitcoin bulls face crunch BTC price resistance
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price adding momentum to reach $30,944 on Bitstamp.
The largest cryptocurrency saw its first weekly close above $30,000 since the summer, going on to tackle levels closer to key long-term resistance. This included the 2023 high, currently at $31,800.
โBitcoin is back at key resistance for the third time in 6 months,โ popular trader Jelle responded in one of the dayโs X posts.
โTime to be cautious, but I donโt think you want to be bearish here just because weโre reaching resistance. The level will eventually give in โ and the move will be explosive. Tickโฆ Tockโฆโ
Analyst Matthew Hyland suggested that Bitcoin had been already primed for another move higher, with the market showing similarities to just before the year-to-date high.
All the signs for this #Bitcoin rally were there
$26.5k then
$30.8k now https://t.co/8QPSmX9N84
โ Matthew Hyland (@MatthewHyland_) October 23, 2023
Following action on exchanges, fellow trader Skew noted short squeezes underway.
โPrice testing key HTF resistance area again,โ another X entry stated, referencing high-timeframe (HTF) levels.
โHowever if price pulls back will be looking for continuation signals around $29.5K โ $28.7K area.โ
Altcoins catch a break
Elsewhere, research firm Santiment spied a new crypto market setup accompanying Bitcoinโs latest gains.
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Altcoins, it noted, were moving higher in step โ a phenomenon not seen during recent prior taps of $30,000.
Unlike #Bitcoinโs previous two brief visits to $30K, this latest resistance level break to end the weekend has occurred as #altcoins surge, rather than falling behind $BTCโs price. $LINK, $MATIC, $UIP, $APT, and $AAVE are all seeing their best performing decouplings of 2023. pic.twitter.com/ci7MPh25yf
โ Santiment (@santimentfeed) October 23, 2023
โAltcoin positions continue to print money,โ Jelle wrote in part of a cross-crypto update, arguing that while caution was warranted, โnot many people are ready for whats going to happen in the next months.โ
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At the time of writing, Bitcoin was continuing to pressure $31,000, with around six hours until the Wall Street open.
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