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Bitcoin faces ‘uphill battle’ despite BTC price gaining 35% from $23.8K bottom

Bitcoin faces 'uphill battle' despite BTC price gaining 35% from $23.8K bottom


Bitcoin (BTC) put in fresh gains overnight into May 31 as the monthly close looked set to seal losses of around 15%.

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

Asks stack up above $33,000

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD consolidating once more after a fresh burst took it to $32,200 on Bitstamp.

The pair thus capped a second day of more bullish momentum, this nonetheless failing to impress analysts, who widely believed that the moves were untrustworthy.

Those misgivings continued on the day, amid discussions over whether the latest gains amounted to a “dead cat bounce.”

“BTC is poised for a bigger move. Before you ape in, remember how crypto likes to squeeze shorts and trap longs,” on-chain analytics resource Material Indicators wrote in one of several tweets over the past 24 hours.

“You can mitigate risk by waiting to confirm breakout or fakeout. FireCharts shows where liquidity rests in the order book. Monthly close Tues.”

Order book data from major exchange Binance meanwhile showed a solid $61 million sell-wall appearing at $33,500 at the time of writing.

BTC/USD order book data (Binance). Source: Material Indicators

Popular Twitter account Il Capo of Crypto further continued a bearish stance while admitting that the bounce had run contrary to previous forecasts.

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