TA: Bitcoin Price Could Avoid Another Drop if it Closes Above One Key Level

Bitcoin is struggling to gain pace above $21,500 against the US Dollar. BTC must clear the $22,500 resistance zone to avoid a fresh decline in the near term. Bitcoin is struggling to gain pace above the $21,500 and $21,600 levels. The price is now trading above the $21,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $22,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start a decent increase if there is a close above the $22,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin Price Faces Hurdles Bitcoin price started a minor upside correction from the $21,000 support zone. BTC was able to slowly move higher above the $21,250 and $21,500 levels. The price even broke the $21,650 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a clear move above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $24,416 swing high to $20,797 low. However, the bulls struggled to gain strength for a push towards the $22,000 resistance. Bitcoin price is now trading above the $21,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $21,750 and $21,800 levels. The first major resistance on the upside sits near the $22,000 level. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $22,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. A clear move above the trend line resistance might send the p...