Bitcoin broke the key $40,000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC is up over 12% and might continue to rise above the $43,000 level. Bitcoin surged above a few key hurdles near the $40,000 resistance zone. The price is trading above $42,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $38,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair has moved into a bullish zone and might accelerate higher towards $45,000. Bitcoin Price Surges Bitcoin price remained in a positive zone above the $38,00- pivot level. BTC was able to start a major increase after it cleared the $38,800 resistance zone. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $38,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. It opened the doors for a sharp increase above the $40,000 resistance and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The price rallied over 10% and there was a clear move above the $42,000 resistance zone. It even cleared the $43,000 level and traded as high as $44,192. Bitcoin is now consolidating and trading well above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $37,029 swing low to $44,192 high. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $44,000 level. The first key resistance is near the $44,200 level. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com The main resistance is now near the $44,500 level. A clear move above ...
