This week began with a round of dumping which sank the price $6 from $378 to the current level of $372. In our last technical analysis we discussed whether or not the sudden price increase to $390 last week was yet another pump or was the result of true market movement. The poll conducted in that analysis suggested that most readers believed that the sudden price hike was due to legitimate market movement. Looking back on last week’s chart we can see that it was yet another pump and dump reminiscent of the pump on January 20th which launched the price over $50.
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Chart from Bitcoinwisdom.com
The daily chart above shows a clear downtrend which suggests the market may retest the $370 support line. Not only were there 2 unsuccessful pumps, but the market also broke through the $370 support line a few times. The market clearly rejected $390 on US exchanges meaning that any sudden price movement above $400 is highly unlikely.
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http://themerkle.com/coins/bitcoin-technical-analysis-020916-running-on-empty/