Price analysis 1/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, LUNA, DOT, AVAX, DOGE
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins continue to witness a bloodbath on Jan. 21 and the result of the most recent downturn has been a $200 billion reduction in market capitalization.
A new report by Huobi Research, in collaboration with Blockchain Association Singapore, forecast Bitcoin to enter a bear market in 2022. The liquidity tightening measures undertaken by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks across the world and the regulatory action by authorities could play spoilsport and keep crypto prices under check.
The calls for a bear market have not shaken up the resolve of MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor who is determined to hold on to the company's Bitcoin holdings. Saylor said in a recent interview with Bloomberg that the firm’s strategy is to acquire and hold Bitcoin and not sell.
Could Bitcoin and most major altcoins start a relief rally from their strong support levels? Let’s study the charts of the top-10 cryptocurrencies to find out.
Bitcoin attempted a recovery on Jan. 20 when bulls pushed the price to the 20-day exponential moving average ($43,041). However, the bears had other plans as they sold this rise and pushed the price lower as seen by the long wick on the day’s candlestick.
The selling continued today and the BTC/USDT pair has broken below the strong support at $39,600. There is a minor support at $37,332.70. The bulls are likely to defend this support zone with all their might.
The oversold level on the relative strength index (RSI) also points to a possible consolidation or a rebound. If the subsequent relief rally rises above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA), it will indicate that the downtrend may be over.
Conversely, if the price plummets below the support zone, the bearish
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