Is Bitcoin Charting a 2015-Style Price Bottom?

Bitcoin’s price action this year may be dismal, but it might not be without precedent.

Having hit a record high near $20,000 in December, the world’s largest cryptocurrency began 2018 backed a wave of optimism. Since then, however, it hasn’t translated this into gains for investors.

Rather, the price appears to be following a pattern last seen ahead of a bullish reversal from September 2015.

Why is that important for traders now? When the bull market ended last time around, we saw a violent drop in price whereby bulls were unable to produce any significant highs over the course of the year.

Comparing 2018 to 2015, there are other subtle similarities to draw on for analysts.

In both 2015 and 2018, the price experienced peaks up 36 percent from their respective troughs in July, a development only to be followed through by a poor August performance.

The difference, however, is that while 2015’s trend was finally broken by a higher high on July 6, bitcoin’s current bearish trend…