Cryptocurrency investors are in high spirits on March 28 as the market’s week-long collapse extended for another day as Bitcoin (BTC) surged to $48,000 and Ether traded above $3,400.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after a brief pause near the $47,000 support in early Monday trading, an afternoon buying spree helped push BTC above $48,000 and bulls are identifying $52,000 as the next stop.
BTC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView
Here’s a look at what multiple market analysts have to say about this latest move for Bitcoin, and what might come next if the bullish narrative continues to gather momentum.
$52,000 is the next stop
Analyst and pseudonymous Twitter user Nunya Bizniz provided a look at where BTC’s journey could be headed. Posted The chart below shows a possible move above $54,500.
BTC/USD 1 day chart. Source: Twitter
Nunya Bizniz said:
“Measured movement target from [the] Breakout from ascending triangle. Arrive?”
Technical analyst Crypto Yoddha expressed a similar outlook for the future. Posted The chart below highlights “a nice breakout of the bearish structure.”
BTC/USD 1 day chart. Source: Twitter
Crypto Yoddha said:
“Either a proper pullback to retest the breakout or the price will continue to push higher to reach the same highs of $52,000.”
Major moving averages have been flipped
Further insight into Monday’s BTC price action was brought up by market analyst and pseudonymous Twitter user “filbfilb,” who Posted The chart below shows Bitcoin’s “strong weekly close,” which closed “above the 20 WMA and 50/100 DMA.”
BTC/USD 1 week chart. Source: Twitter
Filbfilb said
“Also critical is the break of the key weekly support/resistance level that defines the middle of the range. Now he was sitting below the 100 DMA and annual pivot and a high volume node.”
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Is the eruption extending the 4-year cycle?
Analysis of BTC’s long-term price action was discussed by crypto trader Jordan Lindsey, who Posted The chart below suggests that the Bitcoin bull run that began in early 2021 is still ongoing due to an extension of the 4-year cycle.
BTC/USD 3-day chart. Source: Twitter
Lindsey said
“The bull market breakout has never faded. We have remained in a bitcoin bull market since 2020. The cycles are longer. Extension or new construction? That is the question.”
The total cryptocurrency market cap is now $2.168 trillion and Bitcoin’s dominance rate is 42.1%.
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