- BTC has retraced 84% from all time high of 20k set in Dec 2017. - Signs of Accumulation continue as Institutions prepare to enter markets. - Network TX continue to move higher @ 325k Daily since Dec 2018 - OTC Markets continue to grow with companies like: Coinbase, Gemini, Binance and others offering OTC Desk - Stable Coins (USD/USDT pairs) continue to trend across exchanges
MARKET FUNDAMENTALS
- Custodial Services come online. - Liquidity | 80% of liquidity coming from Asia Note: US is falling behind in connection to Retail exhaustion and Gov Regulation in U.S. - Regulation (More BTC Futures Contracts) CME’s bitcoin futures are off to a record-breaking start in 2019. No ETF as of yet.
MARKET STATE - Ranging inside channel - Key Levels - Support @ 3200 - Resistance @ 4100
MOVING AVERAGES - Price Below 200 EMA @ $4,115 - Price Above 200 MA @ $3,350
AVERAGE DIRECTIONAL INDEX - ADX @ 27.7 Points - Nov 12, 2018 ADX Reverses to upside. - Jan 7, 2019 ADX above 25 Threshold
MINING - BTC Cost of production (ASIA) $3,200 - Difficulty continues to trend to upside since Dec 18, 2018
SUMMARY Was Bearish of BTC at 20k, Bullish on BTC inside $3,800. If price continues to upside above $4,100 and ADX crosses a threshold above 30 points will signal a new trend. Accumulation continues.