比特币（BTC) challenged $46,800 on Aug. 11 as a weakening U.S. dollar added to bullish momentum.
“Aiming for $50,000”?
从数据 Cointelegraph Markets专业版 和 TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting highs of $46,787 on Bitstamp Wednesday, a hair short of the previous day’s peak.
Fresh from voting day on the U.S. infrastructure bill, something which ultimately failed to move the market, Bitcoin showed no signs of bearishness as it returned to the door of 主要阻力 beginning at $47,000.
USD performance post bill on the day provided another potential catalyst for gains. A downtrend in dollar strength often goes hand-in-hand with a boon for cryptocurrency more broadly.
At the time of writing, the U.S. dollar currency index, which measures the dollar against a basket of 20 trading partner currencies, was reversing gains it had made before the vote, back below the 93 mark.
以前，Cointelegraph 引 popular trader Crypto Ed, who eyed a local DXY top of 94 before a comedown gave room for Bitcoin and altcoins to surge.
“BTC range: took out the highs, took out the lows,” part of a Twitter发布 Wednesday read.
“Up we go. Still aiming for 50k.”
Formidable support vs. formidable resistance
A potential hindrance to further upside nonetheless remained in the form of the considerable sell wall at $47,000.
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另一方面，一个 continued buying trend by retail and institutional investors is ensuring that the Bitcoin supply has been tightening at levels from $29,000 and upwards.
另一个理论 suggests that Chinese whales, spooked by the May miner rout, are now reentering the market.
“Earlier this year, BTC enjoyed strong rallies whenever the ~$45200 level held as support,” fellow trader and analyst Rekt Capital 添加.
“Yesterday, $BTC successfully reclaimed the ~$45200 level as support.”
