Outlining Potential Bitcoin (BTC) Wave Counts

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In this article, BeInCrypto will take a look at several potential Bitcoin (BTC) wave counts, in order to determine what is the most likely movement during the coming weeks. 

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Bearish scenario

The most bearish BTC count suggests that the five wave upward movement that began on Dec 2018 ended with the all-time high price of $69,000 on Nov 2021. 

In the five wave formation (white), wave three is the one that is extended, hence being the longest. Wave four ended after a bounce (red circle) at the 0.5 Fib retracement support level at $31,000.

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The main issue with this count is the difference in length between waves two and four (highlighted). While the former took 259 days to develop, the latter developed in only half that time. 

However, while this is not a textbook length ratio between the two waves, it is still a valid formation.

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Bullish scenario

The most bullish scenario does in fact have several similarities with the most bearish one. In fact, the entire movement up to the beginning of wave five is identical. 

However, similarly to how wave three extended in the bearish scenario, wave five has extended in this one. The sub-wave count is given in yellow. 

What this means is that the entire movement since July 2020 is part of sub-waves one and two. In this case, the rate of increase of BTC would greatly accelerate towards a new all-time high.

The main issue with this count is the length and shape of sub-wave two, which does not look like a correction. Therefore, in order for this count to be the correct one, BTC has to still be creating that sub-wave two.

Bullish count
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So, it would mean that the decrease is wave A of an A-B-C corrective structure (red). Therefore, after a considerable bounce, BTC would fall and make yet another low.

BTC downward movemnet
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The reason for this not being a regular correction is the fact that the movement is not contained inside a descending parallel channel.

BTC Channel
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Most likely count

Cryptocurrency trader @TheTradingHubb tweeted a BTC chart, stating that the price has been mired in a correction since the Nov 2021 all-time high price.

BTC movement
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Besides the previously outlined scenario,  there is another potential formation that is still valid.

It would make sense that BTC would still be in the long-term wave four (white) as outlined in the first section. This would also fix the issue with the length between waves two and four. 

in July, BTC bounced at the resistance line of a previous ascending parallel channel (green icon). Another drop would validate the line once more, hereby completing the entire correction.

Final count
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The shorter-term movement is presented below. In it, BTC has fallen below the middle of an ascending parallel channel (red circle).

In this scenario, BTC could fall all the way to the low $30,000s before reversing trend.

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For BeInCrypto’s latest Bitcoin (BTC) analysis, click here.

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Valdrin discovered cryptocurrencies while he was getting his MSc in Financial Markets from the Barcelona graduate school of Economics. Shortly after graduating, he began writing for several different cryptocurrency related websites as a freelancer before eventually taking on the role of BeInCrypto’s Senior Analyst.

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