📊 2026-02-18 BTC Technical Analysis + Trading Strategy (Midday Update)



Current Price: $67,400–67,600, intraday **+0.5%~+1.5%, weekly -10%, YTD -30%**.
Qualitative: Oversold weak rebound, dominated by bears, mainly short positions, light long attempts.

 

🔍 Core Technicals

1. Trend and Moving Averages (Bearish)

- Daily: EMA20≈$71,500, EMA50≈$75,000, price well below, bearish alignment.
- Weekly: 200-week MA≈**$68,600** (key bull-bear dividing line), briefly broken below.
- Conclusion: Medium-term bearish, short-term oversold rebound.

2. Oscillators (Oversold Rebound)

- RSI(14): Daily≈32–35, near oversold upper boundary, needs a rebound but no reversal signals.
- MACD: Below zero line, bearish structure, no golden cross, selling pressure persists.
- ATR: High volatility, beware of sharp drops/rises.

3. Key Levels (Precise)

- Strong Resistance: $68,000 (200-week MA) → $68,600 → $69,500 → $71,500 (EMA20).
- Support: $67,000 (intraday low) → $66,600 (strong support) → $65,000 → $62,900.

4. Volume and Sentiment

- Volume: Decreasing during rebound, bulls lack momentum.
- Fear & Greed Index: 9 (Extreme Fear), retail panic.
- Derivatives: Heavy short liquidation pressure above, rebounds likely encounter resistance.

 

🎯 Trading Strategy (Short-term/Intraday)

1. Main Strategy: Short on rebounds (priority)

- Entry: Short at $68,000–68,600 rebound zone.
- Stop-loss: $69,200 (break above 200-week MA + ATR buffer).
- Targets: $67,000 → $66,600 → $65,000.
- Position size: ≤20%, strict stop-loss.

2. Auxiliary Strategy: Light Longs for Quick Trades

- Entry: Long on pullback and stabilization at $66,600–67,000.
- Stop-loss: $66,200 (below recent low).
- Targets: $67,800 → $68,000 (resistance exit).
- Position size: ≤15%, avoid overtrading.

3. Risk Management Rules

- No bottom fishing, no holding through dips, no heavy positions.
- Break below $66,600 → hold/add to short positions, close longs.
- Break above $69,200 → close shorts, watch or lightly long.

 

⚠️ Risk Warning

- Break below $66,600 may accelerate decline to $65,000 → $62,900.
- Only above $69,200 might reverse the short-term bearish structure.
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