Bitcoin 'buy' signal excites as dollar, gold extend losses, BTC price heads past $41.5K

cointelegraph.com:

Bitcoin (BTC) closed above a crucial level into April 20 as the daily chart offered a long-awaited “buy” signal.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed a daily close at $41,500 on Bitstamp for Tuesday.

A strong performance, the sustained gains meant that fresh upside should be incoming, according to one trader eyeing a buy/sell indicator on daily timeframes.

Last Sell Signal was at 46K$BTC Dumped 38KNow Buy Signal at 41K. Note: $BTC Needs Daily Candle Close Above 41200 pic.twitter.com/AOh9XECBNI

The macro atmosphere was also in Bitcoin’s favor on the day after the U.S. dollar encountered resistance to its own bull run.

The U.S. dollar currency index (DXY) reversed after hitting 101 on Tuesday, its highest level since April 2020.

“DXY correction as expected, fueling the BTC bounce,” popular trader Crypto Ed responded.

Gold, too, faced teething problems, losing 2.6% from its $1,998 highs from earlier in the week.

BTC price action, however, stayed near the daily close, as fellow trader and analyst Rekt Capital predicted incoming turbulence on longer timeframes.

“Bollinger Bands are tightening on price,” he told Twitter followers, referring to the Bollinger Bands volatility indicator on the weekly chart.

On-chain metrics were just as positive on the day, with several covered by Cointelegraph continuing to suggest a bottoming structure had already completed.

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Among them was Bitcoin's Reserve Risk chart, now firmly in its launch zone in what has historically preempted the start of bullish phases.

When it first returned to the target zone, analyst Philip Swift described it as being in "btfd territory."

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