BTC price hits $38K as Bitcoin analysts focus on weekly close

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Bitcoin (BTC) staged caller retests of $38,000 absorption connected Jan. 26 arsenic optimism accrued implicit a imaginable betterment to $40,000 and higher.

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

Next halt a $40,000 retest?

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD arsenic it continued the rebound that began connected Monday.

At the clip of writing, 2 breakthroughs of $38,000 had occurred, with the brace lingering conscionable beneath that level amid further absorption cues.

For Cointelegraph contributor Michaël van de Poppe, the signs were encouraging, with the signifier being acceptable for a imaginable exit from the $30,000–$40,000 corridor.

"Bitcoin held $36K and tested $38K already. If that 1 tests again, we are apt to get a breakout and perchance trial $40.7K," helium told Twitter followers.

Almost arsenic bullish connected abbreviated timeframes was trader, expert and podcast big Scott Melker, known arsenic the "Wolf of All Streets."

"Target is $39,600, which arsenic you cognize is 'coincidentally' the cardinal absorption connected higher clip frames," helium said arsenic portion of his latest Twitter update, identifying a "cup and handle" signifier connected the hourly chart. 

Even if the wide inclination demands that Bitcoin proceed to fall, helium added, $39,600 remained important arsenic a portion to challenge.

Here is $39,600 connected the weekly. This is wherever bullish marketplace operation broke down with a little low.

This is the archetypal people of my existent longs. It "should" theoretically beryllium retested arsenic resistance, adjacent if we are going down further.

Never guaranteed. pic.twitter.com/4AUZRsFuF5

— The Wolf Of All Streets (@scottmelker) January 26, 2022

Dogecoin gains outshine large cryptos

Altcoins continued to spot relief, meanwhile, with Ether (ETH) gaining different 4.3% successful the past 24 hours to instrumentality supra $2,500.

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

Related: Eth2 is nary much aft Ethereum Foundation ditches sanction successful rebrand

The largest altcoin by marketplace headdress was nevertheless outperformed by respective peers, including Solana (SOL) and XRP.

The apical 10cryptocurrencies by marketplace cap, however, were led by Dogecoin (DOGE), which enactment successful astir 10% gains implicit the aforesaid period.

The determination accompanied fresh publicity from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who pledged to devour 1 of McDonald's "Happy Meals" connected tv should the fast-food elephantine opt to judge DOGE for payments.

I volition devour a blessed repast connected tv if @McDonalds accepts Dogecoin

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 25, 2022

DOGE/USD traded astatine $0.15 astatine the clip of writing, inactive astir 9% beneath its presumption a week ago.

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