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BTC/USDT Technical Analysis, 2025-05-16 19:30 UTC

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๐Ÿ“Š BTC/USDT โ€“ Cautiously Bullish with Breakout Potential
Binance Spot | 15-Minute Chart | 16 May 2025

๐Ÿ”Ž Market Bias: Bullish
๐Ÿ“ˆ Target Zone: $104,500โ€“$105,000

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Key Risk: Failure to hold above $103,800 โ†’ potential drop to $103,200

๐Ÿงฉ Key Price Levels
Support Zones:
$103,800 โ€“ psychological + prior swing low
$103,200 โ€“ EMA-13 confluence
$102,900 โ€“ 15 May demand spike

Resistance Zones:
$104,300 โ€“ recent local high
$104,800 โ€“ 1.5x ATR extension
$105,000 โ€“ major liquidity pool

๐Ÿ“ Technical Setup
MACD: Bullish crossover confirmed (positive histogram)
RSI: 62.8 โ€“ neutral-bullish, no overbought yet
Price Structure: Breakout from descending wedge, forming higher highs/lows

ATR: 172.87 โ€“ elevated volatility, favors breakout setups
EMA-13 > EMA-26: Confirms short-term uptrend

๐Ÿฆ Macro & Quant Notes
Institutional interest remains elevated (S. Korea pension fund)
On-chain data points to $105,000 as a short liquidation cluster

โœ… Trade Plan
Entry: Long above $104,100 with volume confirmation
Stop-Loss: Tight below $103,750

Take-Profit:
First TP: $104,800
Full TP: $105,000
Optional: Exit if RSI >75

โš ๏ธ Risk Advisory
Use max 5x leverage due to ATR volatility
Watch for MiCA headlines or Fed comments

Note:
Volume confirmation needed near $104,100
Watch RSI overbought >70 for exit near TP
Macro risk: MiCA / Fed near chart bottom
Trade active
โœ… Price hasn't broken the invalidation level , support zone.
โœ… The bias (bullish) and structure (higher lows, breakout potential) remain intact.
Trade closed: target reached
๐Ÿ“ Update โ€“ Trade Outcome

โœ… Price reached First Take-Profit target at $104,800
๐ŸŽฏ Strategy played out as expected with bullish continuation after support at $103,800 held.

๐ŸŸข MACD remains bullish, RSI near 70 โ€” trend still active for those targeting $105,000 (TP2).
๐Ÿ“Š Volume increased moderately, supporting the breakout move.

I have closed my position at TP1 ($104,800) to secure profits.
Other traders can choose to hold for TP2 ($105,000) if comfortable with current risk.

๐Ÿ›‘ No invalidation triggered.
๐Ÿ“ˆ Setup remains active for those still in the trade.
Note
๐Ÿ“ Final Update โ€“ Trade Closed (TP2 Reached)
๐Ÿ“ˆ BTC/USDT hit $105,200 โ€” ๐ŸŽฏ Second Take-Profit (TP2: $105,000) successfully reached.

โœ… Full trade plan executed:

Entry: Above $104,100

TP1: $104,800 (partial close)

TP2: $105,000 (final target hit)

๐Ÿ“Š MACD remains bullish, RSI >75 โ€” indicating potential exhaustion; ideal zone to secure profits.

๐Ÿ”’ Position fully closed โ€” Textbook trend continuation after support at $103,800 held.

๐Ÿ“Œ For new setups, consider waiting for consolidation or a fresh breakout signal.

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