Bitcoin set for post-election breakout, but flipping $70K to support is the first hurdle
2024-11-06

Bitcoin is on track for a post-election breakout according to analysts and historical chart patterns, but the most immediate hurdle is to trade above $70,200.
Analyst say Bitcoin is set for a post-election breakout
Bitcoin BTCUSD price could be set for a rally following the 2024 presidential elections in the United States.
Based on the previous years, Bitcoin price saw a breakout after the US presidential elections in 2020, 2016 and 2012, according to a chart shared by Bitcoin trader Mr. Anderson, in a Nov. 4 X post:
Other analysts expect the post-election volatility to lead to a Bitcoin breakout to new all-time highs. Notably, Bitfinex analysts predict a Bitcoin rally to $80,000 before the end of 2024, driven by the options market structure and the prospect of a Republican presidential victory.
The analysts told Cointelegraph:

Other analysts say that Bitcoin is used as a proxy for a potential Trump victory and that this current “Trump hedge” rally is lacking the fundamental macroeconomic conditions to result in an all-time high for BTC.
Bitcoin’s pending price rally depends on conquering $70,200
To confirm a breakout to a new all-time high, Bitcoin needs to surpass $70,200, according to popular analyst Titan of Crypto, who wrote in a Nov. 5 X post:

In Ichimoku or cloud analysis, the Tenkan line signals a key conversion line for the underlying asset. If Bitcoin remains above the Tenkan line, it will likely signal more upward momentum, based on the indicator.
Other analysts see $69,000 as a key price level, that needs to turn into support before a breakout, according to popular crypto analyst Rekt Capital. The analyst wrote in a Nov. 5 X post:

On Oct. 28, Bitcoin surpassed the $70,000 psychological resistance for the first time since June 10, with BTC price just 3.77% below its all-time high of about $73,800. 
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