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Bitcoin (BTC) has broken below the lower support line of a multi-year giant pattern, escalating a sense of crisis. However, technical indicators suggest that this sharp drop could actually be a massive trap leading to a powerful bull market reversal.
Dan Gambardello, host of the cryptocurrency YouTube channel Crypto Capital Venture, diagnosed Bitcoin's current trend as the completion phase of a large rising wedge pattern that began in 2021, in a video uploaded on May 7 (local time). Gambardello analyzed that while Bitcoin appears to have entered a bear market with a recent correction of about 30% at the bottom of the pattern, technically it constitutes a downward breakout with a very high probability of failure.
Gambardello noted, citing data from technical analysis expert Bulkowski, that the failure rate for a downward breakout of a rising wedge pattern is approximately 51%. Considering the high volatility of the virtual asset market, Gambardello explained that the recent 30% price drop could fall into the category of a typical failed pattern. He warned that if the price returns inside the trendline, it would become a huge trap, inflicting fatal damage on investors who took positions anticipating a decline.
While bears are predicting a Bitcoin crash to $20,000 or a 4-year cycle extending until year-end, Gambardello presented a new expansion theory based on the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). Gambardello emphasized that Bitcoin's explosive rallies have always coincided with periods of economic expansion, marked by rising PMI. The current situation, where the PMI indicator has surpassed 50 and entered the early stages of expansion, suggests that Bitcoin is ready to begin parabolic growth soon.
Technically, the 200-week moving average, located in the early $60,000s, is acting as strong support, and in the short term, the support of the Fibonacci 23.6% retracement level, between $64,000 and $68,000, is crucial. Gambardello stated, "If Bitcoin breaks through the 50-week moving average near $95,000 and reclaims the trendline, a super cycle of unprecedented scale will be confirmed." This suggests that an unprecedented movement in Bitcoin's history could occur.
The Bitcoin market has currently reached a final inflection point where traditional cycle theories and expansion theories based on real economic indicators collide. The future of the virtual asset market for the next several years appears to be determined by the direction in which the accumulated energy of the multi-year rising wedge pattern breaks out. Investors should closely monitor signals of a recovering macroeconomic business cycle and the support levels of key moving averages, rather than getting caught up in short-term price declines.
*Disclaimer: This article is for investment reference only, and we are not responsible for any investment losses based on it. The content should be interpreted for informational purposes only.*
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