BTC Price Analysis: Is $25,000 Next Amid Bullish RSI Divergence?

Bitcoin price trades higher on Monday. The asset makes a steady move toward the $22,000 level for a short-term upside target. The descending trend line from the highs of $42,980 acts as a strong upside barricade for the bulls. A sustained buying pressure could result in the breakout of the filter.

• BTC price refreshes monthly high above $22,000.
• Bulls attempt recovery above 50-day EMA toward $25,000.
• However, strong resistance is placed at around $23,000 on the daily chart.

BTC looks for upside gains

BTC price exhibits a consolidative price action trapped in a range of $18,000-$22,000 for the past month. ETH has already been given a breakout from its range, but BTC, the major crypto hasn’t yet.

BTC touched its resistance in today’s session but retraced sharply from the higher of level $22,700. After falling 45%, in just two-week, it’s difficult for any script to move back up again. We chart out two possible outcomes for the asset.

1. Drop-base-Drop: – After a great fall, the asset tends to go into a range for some time to create a Base for the next directional setup. Next, If the price breaks base Support, then usually, coins tend to go lower, similar to the previous fall.
2. Drop-base-Rally: – In this scenario, after the fall the asset goes into a range for a few days or months, called the BASE, and if the price breaks the base resistance, the price can move towards its previous swing high.

On the hourly chart, the BTC price is making higher highs and higher lows. The asset is trading in a rising channel consisting of support & resistance. The price could test the lower trend line placed at $21,200 before moving higher.

BTC on a daily time frame is still trading in a short-term trading range. To continue with the upside movement the price must meet the 50-day EMA placed at $23,393.32.

The RSI (14) gives a bullish divergence on the daily chart. It reads at 54.