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Chart of the Day: Is Bitcoin’s Long Slide Finally Ending?
David Russell
March 9, 2022

Bitcoin has been under pressure since early November, but now the top cryptocurrency may be showing signs of turning higher.

The first pattern on this chart is the 50-day simple moving average ( SMA ) with our Moving Average Speed custom script. This indicator shows the SMA’s rate of change . It helped flag bullish turns in July and October of 2020, plus July and August of 2021. Notice how it’s inched higher again during the last two months.

Second is the parallel channel along the highs of April and …

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Bitcoin (BTCUSD), daily chart with selected patterns and indicators, courtesy of TradingView.
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David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.