Cautiously Bullish: Bitcoin Price Clears Key Trendline to Pass $6.6K

Bitcoin saw a low-volume bullish breakout Monday, but the long-awaited move is sending mixed signals to investors

The leading cryptocurrency cleared the trendline sloping downwards from the July 25 high and Sept. 5 high around midday yesterday, adding credence to the argument put forward by many, including billionaire investor Novogratz, that the market has carved out a long-term bottom around $6,000.

However, so far, the bullish trend change hasn’t significantly revved up investor interest. This is evident from the fact that the total trading volume rose by a meager 15 percent yesterday, according to CoinMarketCap. More importantly, 24-hour trading volume is holding below $4 billion (near the yearly low so far).

Further, the follow-through has not been impressive either. By now, one would have expected BTC to be trading above last week’s high of $6,741. After all, the breakout occurred after a prolonged period of low volatility action. Instead, it is trading at $6,650 at press…