Bitcoin hits 3-week high as fresh impulse move sends BTC price to $43.3K

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a caller impulse determination overnight into March 22 arsenic bulls concisely reclaimed $43,000.

BTC/USD 1-hour candle illustration (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

RSI hints astatine underlying strength

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $43,337 connected Bitstamp Tuesday, the pair's highest since March 3.

The enactment contrasted with the deficiency of volatility since the weekend, and neatly fitted with the much bullish predictions surrounding near-term trajectory.

For fashionable trader Crypto Ed, who had antecedently fixed $43,000 arsenic a low-timeframe target, each was going to plan.

— Ed_NL (@Crypto_Ed_NL) March 22, 2022

Fellow expert Matthew Hyland meantime eyed a imaginable breakout script for Bitcoin's comparative spot scale (RSI) connected the regular illustration — a improvement which has often preceded terms strength.

BTC/USD 1-day illustration (Coinbase) with RSI. Source: Matthew Hyland/ Twitter

"BTC is simply a fewer 100 bucks distant from the archetypal higher precocious we've seen successful a agelong time. Will it happen?" crypto marketplace expert Kevin Svenson added.

Bitcoin had already sealed an awesome play adjacent Sunday, its highest since aboriginal February, and now, macro cues were adding to the affirmative momentum erstwhile again.

Trading was brisk for Asian markets connected the day, the Hong Kong Hang Seng scale up 3.15% astatine the clip of writing.

Asia unironically max bidding$BTC

— Zhu Su (@zhusu) March 22, 2022

In Europe, however, determination was small motion of a knock-on impact, portion U.S. futures were likewise trending down anterior to the Wall Street open.

The propulsion higher nevertheless did negociate to compression retired immoderate abbreviated positions crossed cryptocurrency, arsenic evidenced by information from on-chain monitoring assets Coinglass.

Total 24-hour liquidations stood astatine $168 cardinal astatine the clip of writing.

Crypto liquidations chart. Source: Coinglass

Ethereum returns to $3,000 successful altcoin copycat rally

On altcoins, the representation likewise turned much rosy overnight.

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The apical 10 cryptocurrencies by marketplace headdress were led by Cardano (ADA), which was 5.8% up successful 24 hours to headdress play gains nearing 20%.

ADA/USD 1-day candle illustration (Coinbase). Source: TradingView

Other large tokens fared astir arsenic well, including Polkadot (DOT) and XRP.

Ether (ETH), the largest altcoin, tapped $3,000 in measurement with Bitcoin's rally earlier consolidating instantly nether that psychologically important level.

ETH/USD 1-hour candle illustration (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView