Experts say what marks the cost of the first cryptocurrency should reach to continue the recovery

Over the weekend, bitcoin prices continued to rise and by Monday morning crossed the $22,300 mark. On July 18, the first cryptocurrency was trading at $22,200. It rose in price by 3% over the past 24 hours and by 8.7% over the week.

The incomplete week from July 11 to July 15 was not easy. In the first half of the week the pair BTC/USDT declined to $18,900. The fall began on July 10 and intensified on Monday amid a sell-off. in U.S. stocks. Investors “went to the cash” before important data on inflation and the beginning of the II quarter reporting season in the United States. Also, risk appetite declined because of an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in China.

On Tuesday, the downtrend intensified as the dollar rallied and the S&P500 and Nasdaq indices fell. The dollar index rose to a multi-year high amid a collapse in the euro. The dollar reached parity with the euro. Sellers sold the single currency because of the energy crisis and problems in the manufacturing industry.

On Wednesday, the situation on the crypto market stabilized after multidirectional fluctuations. The sharp fluctuations were caused by a report on inflation in the U.S. in June. Buyers could defend the $20K level and closed the day at $20,234. The U.S. inflation data fueled fears that the Fed might raise key interest rates by 100 basis points this month.

The S&P500 and Nasdaq indices declined after the statistics were released, but recouped some of the losses. The market did not collapse as two Fed officials indicated they were in favor of a 75 basis point rate hike in July rather than a 100 bps hike. This reduced the likelihood of a more aggressive move on the latest inflation data. The market is ready for a 75bp hike.

On Thursday, buyers took advantage of a correction in the dollar and a weak rise in indices. BTC/USDT rebounded to $20.9K. On Friday, the price rebounded to $21K following the move by the US indices. During the day, the situation has not changed.

The market is controlled by sellers. BTC hashrate fell 27% to 159.41 EH/s due to the shutdown of miners in Texas. For miners and the market, this is a bearish signal. Investors still fear a collapse to the $10-$13k range.

From the point of view of technical analysis, to level out the “bearish” sentiment after the conquest of the $22k mark, buyers need to pass the level of $23.5k. The faster it will be passed, the higher the probability of recovery to $26.5k.

The idea of short positions at $22.5k-$23k worked out. Last week the price continued to move within the limits of the large horizontal channel.

The bulls managed to break through the inclined trendline inside the channel. Next week we will be watching the price’s approach to the upper border of the channel, and we will already try to work for the breakdown. It will be the third touch: the more touches, the higher is the breakdown probability.

Also, the Ethereum chart is also bullish. A very similar channel was formed there and the price is actively testing the upper boundary. We are very close to a breakout. Ethereum should drag the rest of the market with it.