Bitcoin Breaks $30K, But Could Price Entrap Late Longs?

Bitcoin has been trading in the green over the past 24 hours as traditional markets see an overall recovery. The number one crypto by market cap experienced an increase in selling pressure over the past month as macro-economic conditions favored a decline in risk-on assets. Related Reading | Bitcoin On-Chain Data Signals A Long Squeeze Brewing In Futures Market At the time of writing, Bitcoin trades at $31,200 with a 7% profit in the last 24-hours. Data from Material Indicators (MI) suggest support for Bitcoin below its current levels at lower timeframes. This could support bulls attempt to reclaim previous highs. In higher timeframes, MI has also begun recording an increase in the number of asks (selling orders) above Bitcoin’s current levels. There are over $40 million in asks orders around $31,000, which could operate as major resistance for any move driven by the bulls. Similarly, MI shows a slight uptick in selling pressure from large investors. As seen below, as Bitcoin moved into the mid $30,000, whales (in brown on the chart) began slightly unloading some of their BTC on the market. Via Twitter, analysts at Material Indicators claim BTC’s price is getting ready for a big move. This usually follows a long period of consolidation which, at the same time, follows an important move to the upside or downside. After weeks of moving sideways between $28,000 and $30,000, BTC’s price seems ready to choose a short-term dire...