BTCUSD is trading flat as the US market shut yesterday on account of Washington's birthday. It hit a high of $52075 at the time of writing and is currently trading around $52062.
Grayscale's BTC ETF outflows surged to $7 billion mainly due to higher fees compared to other ETFs.
Factors to watch for Bitcoin price action-
US markets -
NASDAQ (negative correlation with BTC) - Bullish (neutral for BTC). The NASDAQ showed a minor sell-off ahead of Nvidia earnings. Any daily close above 18000 will take the index to 18200/18500.
According to the CME Fed watch tool, the probability of a no-rate cut in Mar increased to 91.50% from 84% a week ago.
Technicals-
BTCUSD trades above the short-term moving average (21 and 55 EMA) and above the long-term moving average (200 EMA) in the daily chart.
Minor support- $50000. Any break below will take it to the next level at $48300/$47800/$46000.
Bull case-
Primary supply zone -$53000. Any close above confirms a bullish continuation. A jump to $55000/$60000 is possible.
Secondary barrier- $60000. A close above that barrier targets $69000.
It is good to buy on dips around $50000 with SL around $48000 for TP of $60000.
