Bitcoin Price Analysis: Weekly Consolidation Hints Toward Sustained …

Another week has passed as bitcoin continues to coil in a tighter and tighter consolidation. Both price and volume continue to consolidate as bitcoin decides where the next major move will be. A trend of higher lows and lower highs shows a balance of both supply and demand, but ultimately one will win out:

Figure 1: BTC-USD, Daily Candles, Macro Consolidation

To gain a perspective of *just* how tightly wound the market is, a great tool analysts often use are Bollinger Bands (bbands). Bbands are a visual representation of forecasted volatility. If the bands are squeezing, there is a forecast for increased volatility in the future. Conversely, if the bands have already expanded and are beginning to round/bulge, there is a forecast for decreased volatility. In our case, on the weekly candles, the bands are squeezing tighter than they have in several years:

Figure 2: BTC-USD, Weekly Candles, Bollinger Band Squeeze

During the bull run, we could see a very clear trend of support being found…