Bitcoin traders preparing for another go at $9200

Bitcoin has had a rather strong performance
over the last few weeks, and its price surged by around $1500. The coin went
from $7,700 to $9.200 during this time, although it quickly withdrew after
running into a resistance at this level.

Now, traders are preparing for another go at this level, but while the largest crypto is preparing and biding its time, the altcoin season seems to be taking advantage of the bullish market.

Numerous altcoins have rallied over the past
several days, many of which saw double-digit gains, finally breaking their long
descending patterns and preparing for a real takeoff that has yet to come with
Bitcoin taking the lead.

As for Bitcoin, the rejection of the price
once it reached $9,200 four days ago, on January 18th, was rather strong.
Traders briefly turned bearish, and many thought that the coin is likely to
drop back to $8,000. However, there were just enough bulls to stop the coin
from going lower than its support at $8,470, and while the coin came close to
reaching this level multiple times, it never actually went below $8,550.

Where is BTC going next?

At the time of writing, the BTC price sits at $8,756.25,
after seeing a 1.26% increase in the last 24 hours, so the run to $9,000 seems
more and more likely with every passing hour. The Bollinger Band indicator and
the coin’s 4-hour MACD and Relative Strength Index are showing that the bulls
are once again attempting to push the price up. As things are now, the coin is
likely to try to reach the upper Bollinger Band arm at $8,983.

After that, a number of things can happen. BTC
price could try to push further up to $9,113 and beyond, and if it happens to
breach $9,200, a push towards $9,600 would not be impossible. On the other
hand, the bearish scenario sees the coin drop down to $8,200, or perhaps even
lower to $8,124 or $8,000 due to 50-DMA. The next big supports below these
levels currently lie at $7,600 and $7,200.