Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves Below $40,000 on Saturday

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Bitcoin fell below $40,000 to start the weekend, as crypto markets continued to be submerged by the latest red wave. ETH was also lower on Saturday, and remained in the red for a second consecutive session.

Bitcoin

BTC dropped below the $40,000 level to start the weekend, following a three-day losing streak which has pushed price close to multi-week lows.

Following a peak of $40,524.76 on Friday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency fell to a low of $39,315.42 earlier today.

This move is less than 48 hours removed from BTC/USD trading above resistance of $42,500. However, following a false breakout prices have moved back towards support.

The support point on this occasion is the $39,500 floor, where bitcoin started trading this week, before its initial midweek rally.

Ultimately, today’s return to support has been a perfect encapsulation of the current volatility within crypto markets this week, and April in general, where we have mainly seen consolidation.

In addition to this, the 14-day RSI is now tracking at 40.5 which is an area where bullish momentum typically picks up — as such, the possibility of a rebound remains high.

Ethereum

ETH was lower for a fourth consecutive session, as prices once again traded below the $3,000 support level.

As of writing, today’s low sees ETH/USD fall to a bottom of $2,926.74, which comes after a high of $3,007.41 yesterday.

Since this low, which broke past support of $2,950, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency moved marginally higher, as bulls re-entered.

Typically, we have seen strong bullish pressure at this floor, and so far today this has been the case, with ETH now trading at $2,963.86.

Looking at the chart, the RSI indicator is also hovering close to its own support of 43.50, however if this strength turns to weakness, there could be an even bigger drop in ethereum’s price.

We will now likely see high levels of uncertainty this weekend, as both bulls and bears continue to jockey for positions.

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