- BTC/USD continues to be under pressure near key short-term support after three weeks of declines.
- Bear cross, pessimistic oscillator gives sellers hope for 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level.
- The five-week uptrend line support may test near the short level.
- Even as Kiev-Moscow agrees to peace talks, Russia’s nuclear arsenal remains on high alert.
Bitcoin/USD fluctuated around $36,700 in late Sunday trading, following three consecutive weeks of declines.
In doing so, Bitcoin rounds up to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement (Fibo.) of its late-January to Feb. 10 quotes.
However, the downside break of the 50-SMA against the 200-SMA, known as a bearish crossover, joins the pessimistic RSI line and bearish MACD signal, suggesting further downside for the cryptocurrency major.
That said, a three-week horizontal support level of about $36,300 may limit the immediate downside of the BTC/USD pair ahead of the upward sloping trendline from January 24 (near $34,500 at press time).
After that, a low near $32,950 in late January will be in focus.
Alternatively, a recovery move would need to provide a decisive break above the 200 SMA level at $40,043 to push back the short-term sellers.
Even so, BTC / USD bulls will remain cautious until the pair stays below its downtrend line from February 10, which is close to $42,000 at press time.
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