The double-digit rallies seen from many altcoins show that traders are becoming increasingly bullish with the passing of each day, but maintaining this momentum will to some extent depend on Bitcoin’s 

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 short-term price action.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after touching the $48,000 price level during the early morning trading hours on Monday, the price of BTC dipped below $45,800 as bulls scrambled to put a halt to the price slide. 

Here’s what analysts are saying could be the next steps for Bitcoin’s price.

Bitcoin needed to retest support after a 50% rally

Bitcoin’s surge from $29,500 on July 20 to $48,000 on Saturday has resulted in the price settling in a trading range between $44,000 and $48,000, as shown in the following tweet from pseudonymous Twitter analyst Nunya Bizniz.

The equilibrium point identified in the above tweet is found near $46,123, and the analyst could be hinting that after BTC tests the support, buy volumes could increase because short-term traders could view the current pullback as nothing more than a support/resistance retest. 

On the other hand, pseudonymous trader Gas Fring suggested that a bounce at the bottom of a rising channel would provoke the same result, but it’s worth noting that both analysts are using one-hour charts, so these suggestions simply refer to the possible price action outcomes of today.

Miners are accumulating again

A recent report from Glassnode highlighted miner accumulation as another potentially bullish indicator for Bitcoin. The on-chain analytics provider observed “a net reduction in compulsory sell-side pressure sourced from miners.”

China’s crackdown on mining operations, which began in May, has taken a heavy toll on the Bitcoin hash rate, leading miners to close up shop and move to different countries with a friendlier stance toward crypto mining.

Glassnode said:

“We have seen the net balance position of miners continue to increase over the last two months. The net growth of miner balances has now hit +5k BTC/month which demonstrates a net reduction in compulsory sell-side pressure sourced from miners.”

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A daily close above $46,500 is the next hurdle

According to crypto Twitter analyst Rekt Capital, $46,500 is an important level for BTC in the short-term.

As seen above, the price action for BTC has resulted in the formation of an ascending triangle on the daily chart, and the price needs to close above the $46,500 level in order to confirm a successful test of the triangle resistance.

A daily close above $46,500 would support the continuation of the uptrend, whereas an ascending triangle breakdown could see Bitcoin’s price slide into the low $40,000 zone.

The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization now stands at $2.007 trillion, and Bitcoin’s dominance rate is 43.5%.

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