BTC price taps $17K as analysis warns of inbound Bitcoin ‘risk events’
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly returned to $17,000 into Nov. 30 as monthly close volatility loomed.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD following traders’ predictions to sweep higher levels before consolidating.
Highs of $17,072 appeared on Bitstamp, with the pair nonetheless unable to flip the highs to support. At the time of writing, Bitcoin hovered around $16,900.
$17,000 marks a key range for bulls to reclaim, Cointelegraph reported the day prior, and until this happens, the status quo remains.
“$BTC bulls want to hold 16.8k as first counter trend S/R flip. Back below would represent a minor upthrust,” popular analyst Cheds summarized, revealing a short at the highs.
Hours away from the monthly candle close, markets expected volatility to kick in, with losses following the Nov. 27 weekly close already erased.
“Looking for a monthly close back above 17.5k (June lows) for the most bullish possible outcome here,” fellow analyst Credible Crypto wrote in part of a Twitter update.
At the time of writing, BTC/USD was down around 17.5% for the month of November, according to data from Coinglass.
The macro picture remained stable on the day, with Asia stocks seeing another day of strength ahead of the Nov. 30 Wall Street open.
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 2.2% at the time of writing, with the Shanghai Composite Index managing to recoup initial losses.
Analyzing the prospects for December, however, trading firm QCP Capital outlined several “risk events” for Bitcoin hodlers to take note of.
These came in the form of United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Dec. 13, this coinciding with United States lawmakers’ initial hearing on
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