Bitcoin surged nearly 10% and broke the $22,000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC could correct lower, but the bulls might be active near $21,250. Bitcoin jumped and broke a major hurdle near the $22,000 zone. The price is now trading above the $21,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key rising channel with resistance near $21,125 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could correct lower, but the bulls might be able to protect the $21,250 support. Bitcoin Price Starts Fresh Surge Bitcoin price formed a base above the $20,000 level. BTC started a strong increase by clearing the $20,500 and $20,800 resistance levels. There was a sharp increase and the price climbed above the $21,500 level. It even broke the $22,000 hurdle and settled above the 100 hourly simple moving average. A high is formed near $22,498 and the price is now consolidating gains. It is trading well above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent increase from the $19,750 swing low to $22,498 high. On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $22,450 and $22,500 levels. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com The next key resistance is near the $22,800 zone. A close above the $22,800 resistance zone could set the pace for a test of the $23,200 level. Any more gains might open the doors for an increase towards the $24,000 level. The next major resistance sits near the $...
