{"id":11458,"date":"2022-03-22T12:13:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T12:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=11458"},"modified":"2022-03-22T12:13:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T12:13:39","slug":"bitcoin-hits-3-week-high-as-fresh-impulse-move-sends-btc-price-to-43-3k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=11458","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin hits 3-week high as fresh impulse move sends BTC price to $43.3K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-v-2a0745c6=\"\">\n<p>Bitcoin (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a>) saw a fresh impulse move overnight into March 22 as bulls briefly reclaimed $43,000.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/9a70613a-b7db-469e-8c1f-650351666a0e.png\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>BTC\/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>RSI hints at underlying strength<\/h2>\n<p>Data from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pro.cointelegraph.com\/?via=markets&amp;_ga=2.142027444.742658523.1640948929-762064149.1640948929\" rel=\"noopener\">Cointelegraph Markets Pro<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/?exchange=BINANCE\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TradingView<\/a>\u00a0showed BTC\/USD reaching $43,337 on Bitstamp on March 22, the pair\u2018s highest since March 3.<\/p>\n<p>The action contrasted with the lack of volatility since the weekend and neatly fitted with the more bullish predictions surrounding near-term trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>For popular trader Crypto Ed, who had previously given $43,000 as a low-timeframe target, all was going as planned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#BTC<\/a> <br \/>Been showing red box at $43k for a couple of days now&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine not watching my YT videos&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>No need at all to listen to dudes, who like to hear talking themselves for &gt;20mins.<br \/>All you need to know in 3 minutes! <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsWHyUMaYI\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/nsWHyUMaYI<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sj94yjuzhd\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/sj94yjuzhd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ed_NL (@Crypto_Ed_NL) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crypto_Ed_NL\/status\/1506136071012335616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">March 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fellow analyst Matthew Hyland, meanwhile,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewHyland_\/status\/1506148978861264899\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">eyed<\/a> a potential breakout scenario for Bitcoin\u2018s relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart \u2014 a phenomenon that has often preceded price strength.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/d57a8273-7a30-4fee-9c32-ea9d09c70387.png\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>BTC\/USD 1-day chart (Coinbase) with RSI. Source: Matthew Hyland\/ Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBTC is a few hundred bucks away from the first higher high we&#8217;ve seen in a long time. Will it happen?&#8221; crypto market analyst Kevin Svenson <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinSvenson_\/status\/1506109694368268291\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin had already sealed an impressive weekly close on March 20, its highest since early February, and now, macro cues were adding to the positive momentum once again.<\/p>\n<p>Trading was brisk for Asian markets on the day, the Hong Kong Hang Seng index up 3.15% at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asia unironically max bidding<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">$BTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zhu Su  (@zhusu) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zhusu\/status\/1506107460876087297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">March 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In Europe, however, there was little sign of a knock-on impact, while United States futures were likewise trending down prior to the Wall Street open.<\/p>\n<p>The push higher, nonetheless, did manage to squeeze out some short positions across cryptocurrency, as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LiquidationData\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">evidenced<\/a> by data from on-chain monitoring resource Coinglass.<\/p>\n<p>Total 24-hour liquidations stood at $168 million at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/c2aa1417-dd14-4e6d-8fe4-59704563b18a.png\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Crypto liquidations chart. Source: Coinglass<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ethereum returns to $3,000 in altcoin copycat rally<\/h2>\n<p>On altcoins, the picture likewise turned more rosy overnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/price-analysis-3-21-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-luna-sol-ada-avax-dot-doge\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/price-analysis-3-21-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-luna-sol-ada-avax-dot-doge\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">Price analysis 3\/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, LUNA, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap were led by Cardano (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/ada-price-index\" rel=\"noopener\">ADA<\/a>), which was 5.8% up in 24 hours to cap weekly gains nearing 20%.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/7e3d5ebd-db85-45a5-b6b3-746ff592d967.png\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>ADA\/USD 1-day candle chart (Coinbase). Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other major tokens fared almost as well, including Polkadot (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/polkadot-price-index\" rel=\"noopener\">DOT<\/a>) and Ripple (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/xrp-price-index\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/xrp-price-index\" rel=\"noopener\">XRP<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Ether (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/ethereum-price\" rel=\"noopener\">ETH<\/a>), the largest altcoin, tapped $3,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ether-bulls-eye-resistance-at-3k-as-the-network-prepares-to-undergo-the-merge\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ether-bulls-eye-resistance-at-3k-as-the-network-prepares-to-undergo-the-merge\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">in step with Bitcoin\u2018s rally<\/a> before consolidating immediately under that psychologically significant level.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/c7b393ce-d2f7-4a26-9c77-3f9e03a004ee.png\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>ETH\/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-hits-3-week-high-as-fresh-impulse-move-sends-btc-price-to-43-3k\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) saw a fresh impulse move overnight into March 22 as bulls briefly reclaimed $43,000. BTC\/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView RSI hints at underlying strength Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView\u00a0showed BTC\/USD reaching $43,337 on Bitstamp on March 22, the pair\u2018s highest since March 3. 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