Back on June 23rd ... the bears allowed BTC to find relief at 6200 only for 1 day, and then tried taking it down. That caused them to lose the battle. Let me explain ... we are all dealing with people, who have emotions ... fear, fomo, greed, etc. After pushing BTC down to 6k, many people took profit on shorts and some even longed ... after 1 day of consolidation at 6.2k do you think people were ready to exit longs or renter shorts at that low of an entry??? Not a chance. They tried to get it, aiming for 5k or lower, and they only managed 5.755k. It was obvious they would fail.
That cost them 3 months. They needed to let it go up, so they could have another change at 5k ... and here it is. Now they are doing it right ... holding it here at 6200 to 6400. They have been adding buy walls at 6200 and sell walls at 6400, keeping it in range for over 1 week, and maybe it will be here for much longer. This will cause longs to become exhausted and nervous ... and prepare their emotions for an easier exit. Shorts will begin to add to their confidence and look to enter new shorts at the low price of 6400. All they need is 2 things ... enough time to dissipate hope of a rally, and a catalyst (bad news like ETF denied/delayed, major exchange hack?). A pitchfork I drew suggests we could go sideways for a while, with a bearish tendency.
I see some telegram groups calling for longs on ALTS. Yes, for sure these prices are attractive ... major discount at the moment, but if BTC drops, they'll bleed to death. Could ETH reach $110 ... it probably will if BTC goes to 5k now. So be careful.
Now, I try and never only speak one direction. It is possible that BTC rallies up and the key targets are 6600, 6800 and I see the top at 7200 if we go up in 1 straight line (which we won't). The 1 day ichi cloud calls for this, and I think the highest probability target on a rally is around 6800 - 6900. This will test the top of the big triangle at play (see purple triangle) at around the time I expect it to be tested.
I don't know which game the market will play ... will they take it down soon to a new bottom, this is my slightly higher probability, given the sentiment. This is the red line on my chart ... but the blue line is possible too. I really do think the way we go is dependent on the expected news from SEC an the CBOE ETF at end September ... will it be good (approved) or bad (delay/declined)? For now, this is a no trade zone for me ... I have shorts waiting to trigger higher and longs waiting to trigger much lower. Patience is key ... please do not get bored and make a mistake ... I think that's exactly the trap they want us to fall into.
Remember, only a fool relies on one potential outcome.
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