Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has started 2023 with a relentless +40% rally, completing a +50% rise from the November Low. But perhaps the biggest technical development of the upcoming days is the emergence of the Death Cross formation on the 1W time-frame. This is when the 1W MA50 (blue trend-line) crosses below the 1W MA200 (orange trend-line) and on Bitcoin in particular this will be the first such pattern in history.
It is inevitable and it will be formed in the next or 2 weeks maximum. Being a technically bearish formation, will it affect the price negatively and restore the bearish trend long-term? Well we need a examine a few more parameters in order to determine this.
* Up by 50% *
Like we said, BTC is up +50% from its November Low. Throughout in history, every time the price rose by +50% or more after hitting the 1W MA200, it was a Cycle bottom, with the exception of the January - March 2015 rise.
* The RSI > 60.000 factor *
The one condition however that when fulfilled, always indicates that the Cycle bottom is in, is when the 1W RSI breaks above 60.000 after hitting the 1W MA50. We can see that typically, those take place at the same time. The January 2020 break doesn't fall into that category as, not only did it take a once in 100 years event to crash the price (COVID lockdowns March 2020) but also BTC wasn't on a rally rebounding on the 1W MA200 (previous condition we set). As a result, the RSI > 60.000 is a Market Bottom rule.
* Where are we now? *
At the moment, the 1W RSI is at 56.520 and the 1W MA50 around 25620. As mentioned, we are in a peculiar spot, largely uncharted territory for Bitcoin ahead of this inevitable 1W Death Cross, as in addition this time the rebound is being done way below the 1W MA200 and not on it. However, a simultaneous RSI 60.000/ 1W MA50 break, being at more than +50% from the Low, checks all the boxes for being past a Cycle Bottom, effectively starting the 1st rally of the new Bull Cycle.
Do you think the 1W Death Cross has the power to eventually invalidate the Bull Cycle? Feel free to let me know in the comments section below!
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