17.04.201908:22 Forex Analysis & Reviews: Elliott Wave analysis of Bitcoin for 17/04/2018

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Technical Market Overview:

The BTC/USD pair has made a run towards the 61% Fibonacci retracement at the level of $5,240 and even made a local new top at the level of $5,253. The wave (b) is now getting extended into a fully grown Irregular Flat correction. There is a missing wave to the upside in that correction and the next target for bulls is seen at the level of $5,290 - $5,309. Please notice, there is still one more wave to the downside missing, the wave (c) and only after this wave is completed, the uptrend should resume.

Weekly Pivot Points:

WR3 - $5,898

WR2 - $5,642

WR1 - $5,340

Weekly Pivot - $5,108

WS1 - $4,789

WS2 - $4,547

WS3 - $4,228

Trading Recommendations:

The best trading strategy for this market for daytraders is to sell the end of the local correction in wave B around the level of $5,290 - $5,309 with a target at the levels of $4,942 and $4,899. The final target is seen at the level of $4,800.

The best strategy for the swing traders is to trade with the longer-timeframe trend, which is now an uptrend. The best level for opening the buy orders is around the level of $4,800. This point of view is valid as long as the technical support at the level of $4,795 is broken.