Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD Struggles below $37,000 Resistance, Targets the $45,000 High

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction – January 7, 2021
BTC/USD has risen to $37,470 high after three days of correction. On January 3, the BTC price reached $34,873 but was repelled. This led to the correction and the subsequent breaking of the $35,000 resistance level. The bulls have to jump the next hurdle at the $37,000 price level for the resumption of the upside momentum.

Resistance Levels: $38,000, $39,000, $40,000
Support Levels: $25,000, $24,000, $23,000

BTC/USD – Daily Chart

Bitcoin bulls resumed the upside momentum by pushing BTC above the $35,000 resistance level. On January 6, the bulls retested the resistance, but BTC dropped again to $34,000 low and rebounded. The bullish momentum broke the resistance as BTC rallied above $37,000. The breaking of the $37,000 resistance is incomplete as Bitcoin faces another rejection at the recent high. The RSI and the daily stochastic have remained in the overbought region signaling a possible correction. The previous correction on January 3, resulted in BTC plunging to $28,540 low. However, if the correction takes place and the price breaks below $28,540 support, the downtrend will resume. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is retracing after rejection from the recent high. BTC has fallen to $37,095 at the time of writing.

Cryptos Market Cap Break $1 Trillion Following Recent Rallies
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization broke the $1 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, January 6th. Bitcoin and Ether account for roughly two-thirds of the overall market capitalization. The trillion-dollar capitalization was reached when the recent rallies exceeded the highs from the 2017 and 2018 bull markets. According to CoinMarketCap, the last cycle top in early 2018, reaches a combined market capitalization of roughly $830 billion. There are reports that many crypto observers are forecasting a bullish 2021 for Bitcoin and altcoins. This is based on the growing institutional demand for Bitcoin. They have expressed four-year market cycles for their optimism.

BTC/USD – 4 hour Chart

Meanwhile, Bitcoin is presently retracing from the $37,000 resistance level. According to the Fibonacci tool analysis, Bitcoin will rise if the current resistance is breached. On January 3 uptrend; a retraced candle body tested the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level. The retracement indicates that the market will rise and reach level 2.618 Fibonacci retracement level. That is, Bitcoin will reach a high of $45,206.20.