Bitcoin has been on a roll over the past few weeks. The bitcoin community has been cheering on as the cryptocurrency topped $16,000 for the first time in almost three years. The bellwether cryptocurrency has spent a countable number of days at current price levels in the past.
Prior to this year, bitcoin was mostly seen as a high-risk speculative asset. It has closed above $16,000 for only 14 days in its lifetime of 11 years. In 2020, most investors now view the cryptocurrency as a gold-like store of value.
As of this writing, Bitcoin has a market cap of approximately $300 billion. Although enthusiasts believe the bulls are about to strike hard, crypto trader-cum-analyst Josh Rager is not convinced that the road ahead for bitcoin is smooth.
In a November 12 tweet, Rager captioned two charts. The chart on the left is BTCâs one-day chart from late 2017 to early 2018. It shows that bitcoin specifically reacted to three key levels on multiple occasions during the late 2017 bull market: $16,173, $16,599, and $17,149.
The other chart on the right is the cryptocurrencyâs daily chart in the last few weeks. This one indicates that BTC is currently headed for the same key levels. Given how important these levels have proved to be in the past, there is a high possibility that they will act as serious hurdles for bitcoin in the near future.
The analyst, however, believes that once bitcoin is able to clear the $17,149 resistance level, there wonât be any other stubborn hindrances to the cryptoâs rally as it will effortlessly surge to $19,000 and possibly to new all-time highs.
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— Josh Rager
Keep an eye on these key Bitcoin price levels (daily/weekly) from the 2017-2018 highs
They could likely reject before moving higher
But after $17,149, there isn't a lot standing in the way before $19,000+ pic.twitter.com/8sffFo6byo(@Josh_Rager) November 12, 2020
Time To âBuy As Much Bitcoin As You Canâ
Bitcoinâs upsurge has come amid positive institutional and retail adoption. In fact, bitcoin has left traditional assets like gold and silver in the dust with its rally. While it could face some stiff resistance ahead, it is highly unlikely that the party will be cut short.
According to Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, the â[bitcoin] train is movingâ. As the value of the US dollar depreciates as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, Kiyosaki urged his followers to buy as much bitcoin as they can right now so as to protect themselves from the ongoing economic uncertainty. âAs dollar crashes what counts is not price but how many coins of gold, silver, or Bitcoin you own,â he added.
