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- Zduńczyk expects Bitcoin to reach US$86,500 by April’s end, driven by positive market indicators.
- He noted increased risk and volatility with key indicators like BPRO and RSI highlighting potential challenges.
- Market sentiment shows extreme greed; historical gains suggest a bullish outlook with halving event influence.
Adrian Zduńczyk, CMT (Chartered Market Technician) also known as crypto_birb on X, has taken to his 650k followers on the platform to share his thoughts on the current market and the outlook for the rest of April. As a financial consultant, Zduńczyk’s expertise is backed by his CMT credential, a leading qualification for technical analysts often held by people employed by major firms like Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Fidelity, and Bloomberg.
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Zduńczyk says he expects Bitcoin to reach US$86,500 (AU$131,512) by the end of April.
In his analysis, Zduńczyk highlights the current bull market’s drivers, including upward trends in the 200-week and 50-week averages, increased ETF demand, and the anticipation of the upcoming halving event.
He notes a strong 7-week correlation with the S&P 500 at 0.79 and a Net Unrealised Profit/Loss (NUPL) of 0.6, indicating most traders are currently in profit.
Bull Market: 200-week & 50-week trends rising. ETFs & halving (16 days left) boost demand.
Adrian Zduńczyk
BPRO and RSI Hint at Increased Risk and Volatility
Zduńczyk points out increased risk and volatility, with daily prices fluctuating between US$59k (AU$89.7k) and US$74k (AU$112.5k). Key indicators such as the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the 200-day Bullish Percentage Oscillator (BPRO) show significant upward trends, yet 50-day momentum is stalling, and RSI stands at 48, signalling growing volatility.
He remarks on bearish conditions and choppy trading evidenced by a notable US$250k (AU$380k) trade stopped for a loss and resistance levels around $71.7k (AU$109k) to $71.9k (AU$109.31k).
Unlike the Bullish Percent Index (BPI) that tracks the percentage of assets in bullish patterns within a given index, the Bullish Percentage Oscillator (BPRO) is a momentum indicator that measures the extent and speed of price changes over a specific period. It evaluates the rate at which prices are rising or falling, helping investors gauge the strength of a trend.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the other hand is a technical analysis tool that measures the velocity and magnitude of recent price changes to identify overbought or oversold conditions in an asset’s price.
The RSI operates on a scale from 0 to 100 and can signal potential trend reversals or corrective price pullbacks, guiding buy and sell decisions. An RSI above 70 suggests an overbought state, while below 30 indicates oversold conditions.
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Further Zduńczyk said that market sentiment is characterised by extreme greed as seen in the Fear & Greed Index, and miners are profitable at prices above US$56.2k (AU$85.43). The market is currently in a ‘belief’ phase, he added.
Seasonally, according to Zduńczyk, the month opened at $71k ($107.9k), with April historically averaging gains of +21.95%, targeting $86.5k (AU$131.5k).
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Adrian Zduńczyk