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 BTC’s price strength attempts a comeback, but bulls run out of steam after briefly storming through key resistance levels. 
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 Bitcoin (BTC) spiked above $30,000 on Aug. 2 as a tour of its trading range saw BTC price volatility return. 
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 <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView 
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 <h2 id="bitcoin-comes-full-circle-after-trip-to-30-000">Bitcoin comes full circle after trip to $30,000</h2> 
 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as buyers staged a brief rally through key resistance. 
 Local highs of $30,025 were short-lived, with bulls unable to maintain momentum or hold the market above levels previously identified as pivot points. 
 These included both $30,000 and $29,500, with Bitcoin trading below both at the time of writing. 
 “I’d like to see $29.3K hold on LTF and then a clean break through $30K,” Michaël van de Poppe, founder and CEO of trading firm Eight, wrote in part of his latest <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Category Analysis" href="https://thebittimes.com/analysis.html">Analysis</a>. 
 Popular trader Skew revealed the impetus behind the overnight action, with market makers and market takers battling it out to steer trajectory on lower timeframes. 
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 $BTC LTF signals (when using Delta/CVDs &amp; Orderbook software) Price action &amp; market participation is very important in understanding <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="price" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/price.html">price</a> direction as well when rotations or mean reversions occur You have two types of market participants Makers &amp; Takers Makers use limit… https://t.co/CM9SRaG6x3 pic.twitter.com/PiCUxvNOao— Skew Δ (@52kskew) August 2, 2023 
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 Skew added that the four-hour chart was “so far looking like a classic SFP into a HTF S/R,” referencing a swing failure pattern and high-timeframe support/resistance flip, respectively. 
 “Price currently testing 4H high prior to the dump Liquidity &amp; trend confirmation likely lower,” he forecast. 
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 <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Skew/Twitter 
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 Fellow trader and analyst Rekt Capital, meanwhile,&nbsp;stuck by an existing theory that $29,250 was the line in the sand for <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="bulls" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/bulls.html">bulls</a> to hold onto. 
 “This recent bounce means that BTC looks to have reclaimed ~$29250 as support,” part of his most recent Twitter update summarized. 
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 “However, the moment it turns into resistance is the moment that we could expect lower prices. For now, ~$29250 continues to hold.” 
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 <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Rekt Capital/Twitter 
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 <h2 id="btc-s-price-rising-trend-line-remains-intact">BTC’s price rising trend line remains intact</h2> 
 Updating his own roadmap for BTC price action, meanwhile, chartered market technician Aksel Kibar hinted that current support levels were more reliable than some believed. 
 Related:&nbsp;Bitcoin <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="price" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/price.html">price</a> risks $25K dip despite ‘macro pivot point’ — New <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Category Analysis" href="https://thebittimes.com/analysis.html">Analysis</a> 
 Of interest on the day was $28,400, with Kibar’s target for upside lying at $34,000. 
 “BTCUSD Seems like the trend line is a valid one as it is recognized by market participants,” he tweeted alongside a chart. 
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 <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Aksel Kibar/Twitter 
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Bitcoin bulls falter after BTC price briefly spikes through $30K

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