Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) rebounded overnight into Aug. 5 as a fresh trendline reclaim opened the door to further gains.<\/p>\n Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro<\/a> and TradingView<\/a> showed BTC\/USD bouncing off a local bottom at $22,400 to add around 4.6%.<\/p>\n The pair had reversed direction right at key bid support<\/a> on major exchange Binance, this helping avoid a more substantial loss of the 200-week moving average (MA) at around $22,800.<\/p>\n While that key zone remained uncertain for bulls, a reclaim of the 21-period MA on the daily chart gave on-chain analytics resource Material Indicators cause for optimism.<\/p>\n BTC\/USD might not spark a long signal at the daily candle close, it told Twitter followers overnight.<\/p>\n Helps if I post the chart with it. It was worth the wait. #BTC<\/a> reclaimed the 21-DMA and the Trend Precognition A2+ aglo started flashing a new signal. It’s tentative until the D close. pic.twitter.com\/gpTSxrikeT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Material Indicators (@MI_Algos) August 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Trader and analyst Rekt Capital nonetheless voiced ongoing caution over Bitcoin\u2019s poor record at turning the 200-week MA into solid support for this bear market.<\/p>\n \u201cHistorically, BTC has been able to generate tremendous buy-side interest at the 200-week MA,\u201d he argued<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cBut if $BTC fails to retest the MA in the short-term, that would probably serve as further evidence that this recovery is merely one of relief.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Similarly conservative in its price outlook was trading firm QCP Capital, which in its latest market update sent to Telegram channel subscribers that the overall picture was \u201cvery mixed.\u201d<\/p>\n Pointing to complex macro triggers, QCP said that the United States Federal Reserve\u2019s monetary policy would be a decisive market-moving factor going forward. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, it noted, had not achieved consensus over the pace and scope of future key interest rate hikes.<\/p>\n \u201cEconomic data globally is pointing to poor growth and a coming global recession,\u201d the update read, highlighting upcoming Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data for July due for release on Aug. 10:<\/p>\n \u201cWe continue to think that markets will trade sideways and will be sensitive to economic data releases. US CPI next Wednesday will be the next important one to watch.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n On altcoins, Ether (ETH<\/a>) and other large-cap tokens joined in Bitcoin\u2019s relief push higher.<\/p>\n Related:\u00a03 key Ether derivatives metrics suggest $1,600 ETH support lacks strength<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ETH\/USD circled $1,665 at the time of writing, with ETH\/BTC nonetheless failing to crack resistance closer to the 0.075 mark after a second retest.<\/p>\n With the Ethereum Merge around one month away, concerns were also increasing over the likelihood of a contentious hard fork<\/a> of the network.<\/p>\n \u201cThe more pressing and immediate risk in the crypto markets is the ETH merge that is scheduled to take place in September,\u201d QCP continued.<\/p>\n It added that markets had already \u201cstarted to price in the possibility of a material hard fork.\u201d<\/p>\n The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-08\/b86545c5-ef87-4c1a-9e6d-afcef81aea12.png\")
Daily BTC price chart sets up \u201ctentative\u201d long signal<\/h2>\n
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Ethereum strength fails to convince<\/h2>\n
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