Bitcoin (BTC) hit multiday highs after the Aug. 14 Wall Avenue open as modest volatility trickled via to the market.

BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Supply: TradingView

Bitcoin merchants present “some motion” after flat weekend

Knowledge from Cointelegraph Markets Professional and TradingView tracked a visit previous $29,500, marking the best BTC worth ranges since Aug. 10.

Unusually flat trading conditions, followed by a brief dip to $29,000 support, comprised weekend price action, and this is now appearing to give way to more interesting behavior.

Analyzing the current setup on exchange order books, popular trader Daan Crypto Trades noted what could be a “spoof” sell wall in place to keep spot price suppressed.

“Quite the wall above price. Supposedly to push price down. Often these big orders are spoof orders and have no intention to actually get filled,” he told X (previously often known as Twitter) followers.

“Does present that there’s some motion occurring within the books on this worth area.”

BTC/USD annotated chart. Supply: Daan Crypto Trades/X

Bitcoin, nonetheless, stayed below a key resistance zone for bulls to flip, with $29,700 still the line in the sand for continuation.

“BTC will soon challenge the multi-week series of Lower Highs for a breakout attempt,” popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital predicted on the day, referencing weekly timeframes.

BTC/USD annotated chart. Supply: Rekt Capital/X

The latest weekly close was of significance despite the lack of volatility, coming in at just above the key $29,250 level that bulls required.

Rekt Capital thus suggested that “a rebound could be near” for BTC/USD.

Greenback stalls after 4% rebound

The week’s macro actions opened with United States equities modestly up, whereas U.S. greenback power waned at resistance final seen in July.

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The U.S. Greenback Index (DXY) nearly matched its July peak above 103.5 on the day earlier than turning decrease. 

The previous month has seen a big bounce in DXY from lows of below 100 — one thing that historically acts as a headwind for crypto market efficiency.

Analyzing the state of affairs, Caleb Franzen, senior market analyst at Cubic Analytics, forecast a “breakout or rejection incoming.”

”Inventory market bulls need a rejection. Inventory market bears need a breakout,” a part of commentary acknowledged.

U.S. greenback index (DXY) 1-day chart. Supply: TradingView

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