From its December peak around $20,000 to its most recent trough seen earlier this year, bitcoin slumped 60%, but the largest digital currency has rebounded nicely in recent weeks. Bitcoin prices broke through the $9,300 level Tuesday and some market observers believe the digital currency can continue marching to $10,000.
Bitcoin’s rally above $8,000 and now $9,000 comes just a couple of weeks after the cryptocurrency committed a death cross, where its 200-day moving average fell below its 50-day line. The death cross is normally bearish, but it needs to be validated, something bitcoin did not do.
“After the Feb. 5 low, Blue Line Futures President Bill Baruch told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” he saw a move up back up to $10,000. At that time, bitcoin was trading around $7,200. Tuesday morning, bitcoin was trading above $9,200, representing roughly 28 percent upside since that time,” reports CNBC.
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Recently, the Bitcoin Dominance Index has been rising, confirming the dominant perch of the cryptocurrency. After bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrencies are Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
More Bitcoin Upside in the Cards?
Recently, some big-name investors, including George Soros and the Rockefeller family, signaled their interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrenices. That against a backdrop of potentially favorable seasonality.
“Participation in the rally has been broad-based, with several so-called alt-coins gaining in value recently. This is seen as a bullish catalyst for the entire cryptocurrency space,” CNBC reports, citing Baruch. “Bitcoin has seen a bounce from its 2018 lows even in the face of ongoing regulatory concerns, including a new inquiry from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman into exchanges like Gemini and Coinbase’s GDAX exchange.”
There is significant room for growth in the cryptocurrency universe. Recent data suggest a small amount of American investors own any digital currencies and, after bitcoin, the numbers of crypto ownership dwindle.
Some bitcoin bulls believe the cryptocurrency can return to $20,000 or even move to $25,000 as soon as later this year.
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