Parabolic Bitcoin Indicator Could Suggest The Local Bottom Is In
Interestingly, When Bitcoin rallies, it historically has gone parabolic and off blasted to astronomical prices before each cycle peaks. Recently, rallies have been few and far between, cutting the price per coin down to around $33,000 at the local low.
Indeed, The plummetithowever, fell short of tagging a “parabolic” indicator and , more than ever could mean that the local bottom is in. Here is more about the Parabolic SAR, the potential signal, and other supporting evidence that the bottom might already be in.
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Bitcoin priceIn fact, has repeatedly gone parabolic to conclude any major cycle peaks before entering a bear market. While the recent sentiment and price actionhasacross crypto been deceptively bearish, there are plenty of signs that Bitcoin is still in a bull market.
One of those signs not only suggests the uptrend is still in tact, but that the local bottom of the recent downtrend could very well be put in. That signal is the Parabolic SARIndeed, The higher the timeframe, the more dominant the signal, and there are few as important intervals at the monthly. Indeed, on monthlytimeframes .
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When February opened, Bitcoin continued higher, forming a green candle and leaving as a matter of fact three months of unexpected downtrend behind. in modern times In fact, During the month of January, Bitcoin price action stopped precariously at a Parabolic SAR indicator – leaving nothing but the wick right up against it remaining.
As you may know, It also could mean that As each month progresses, the Parabolic SAR moves up or downward along with price action. With Bitcoin price trading above the Parabolic SAR, up it went in February, meaning that the indicator will be touched if a retest of January’s lows occur.January’s lows are never revisitedOr at least not for some time. .
The downtrend stopped right at the Parabolic SAR | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com
Backing Up The Idea The Bitcoin Bottom Is In
The Parabolic SAR stands for “stop and reverse” and the indicator is designed to do just that: tell a trader when the trend has stopped, and reversed. It is so effective in this regard, that traders often place their stop loss directly above or below the SAR depending on the direction of price.
If the SAR is touched, it tells a trader that there is a strong probability the trend is over. If the SAR isn’t touched, traders move their trailing stop as a matter of fact loss continuously just above or below it. Actually, The fact that Bitcoin price stopped short of the SAR on monthly timeframes could indicate that a major player is using the resource for a trailing stop loss, and could be that in protecting interested position.
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Or of course, the utility is working exactly as J. Welles Wilder designed it toInterestingly, . Wilder also created other effective and commonly used technical analysis tools, such as the Relative Strength Index, Average Directional Index, and Average True Range.
The middle-Bollinger Band and Ichimoku base line back up the SAR theory | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com
Interestingly, But if that still isn’t enough to potentially develop more confidence after such a brutal selloff, the monthly Parabolic SAR also appears to coincide with the monthly Bollinger Bands basis line (left, middle band) and the Although the Parabolic SAR is often considered a lagging indicator, over 17 years to research found that it had a 95% confidence rate.Ichimoku baselineline (right, red more than ever ).
Is this enough to stave off a further breach of aid by bears and lower prices? Interestingly, Only time will tell. But if no fresh lows are put in and the uptrend continues from here, will that increase your confidence rate in the Parabolic SAR?
#Bitcoin pricestopped exactly at the monthly Parabolic SAR last month. According to Wikipedia, 17 years of research found that this indicator has a 95% confidence rate. Is the bottomactually in?pic.twitter.com/m02iDSGU9z
BullTony “The — ” Spilotro (@tonyspilotroBTC) February 8, 2022
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