Last BTC price dip before a $30K breakout? Bitcoin wipes weekend gains
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to a key focal point on June 1 as the monthly close delivered disappointment.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed a lackluster end to May for BTC/USD, which slid below $27,000.
The pair erased its entire uptick seen over the weekend, coming full circle to act in a familiar range on the day.
This centered on the area immediately below $27,000, Bitcoin frequently visiting since the middle of April.
In doing so this time around, however, BTC/USD “filled” a gap in CME futures outstanding since the weekend trip higher.
“When these gaps fill, the bottom is usually near,” popular trader Jelle wrote in part of the day’s social media commentary.
An additional post argued that BTC price action would soon break out to $30,000, completing a “falling wedge” construction with waning volatility.
The last dip before this falling wedge breaks out, and sends us back to $30,000.#Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/TE2lMRYj6A
Despite the gap fill, fellow trader Daan Crypto Trades remained risk-off until a clearer direction became apparent.
“Confluence at the $26750 region with the CME gap as well as the Golden Pocket on the Fibonacci retracement. Will see how price reacts when/if it gets there,” he commented alongside a 1-hour chart.
Trader Skew likewise got few positive cues from order book composition and trader activity.
"Gap filled now, weak market though," he summarized on the day.
Bitcoin price thus finished May down 7%, data from monitoring resource CoinGlass shows — something of an average performance for a highly varied month.
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