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

cointelegraph.com:

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

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.

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 Sept. 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 $28,000–$29,000,” Crypto Ed added.

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.

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.

Less inspiring, meanwhile, was price action on Ethere (ETH), which lost ground on the day despite