BTC price eyes all-time high weekly close above $60K ahead of Bitcoin ETF turbulence

Published at: Oct. 17, 2021

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a pivotal weekly close on Oct. 17, with bulls scrambling to squash final resistance before all-time highs. 

Bitcoin on the cusp of clearing final resistance

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging throughout the weekend, crucially staying above $60,000.

This week’s close was already tipped to be a deal-breaker, potentially being its highest ever — only once before has Bitcoin ended a weekly candle above the $60,000 mark.

With hours left to go, analysts were bracing for a potentially pivotal moment, one that could open up the path to uncharted territory for bulls.

“Another BTC Daily Close above the red area later today and Bitcoin will have confirmed a break beyond its final major resistance on the Weekly timeframe,” Rekt Capital commented.

Fellow trader Pentoshi added that Bitcoin has now retouched its all-time high market capitalization on the daily timeframe, further reinforcing the “importance” of the current trading range.

$BTC Market cap touched ATH close in the last candleSeems important pic.twitter.com/oOISDTrGga

— Pentoshi Won’t Dm You. hates Dm’s. DM's are scams (@Pentosh1) October 16, 2021

“Buy the rumor, sell the news?”

Meanwhile, not just the end of this week but also the beginning of the next is tipped to provide exciting BTC price action.

Related: BREAKING: ProShares follows Valkyrie in approval for listing Bitcoin Strategy ETF

Monday constitutes the earliest conceivable launch day for the first approved United States Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) product.

With BTC/USD climbing as rumors of the long-awaited go-ahead hit late last week, concerns that the episode will turn into a “buy the rumor, sell the news” event remain. This could provide for volatile trading conditions.

Poll! The approval of a #bitcoin ETF by the SEC is a classic 'buy the rumor, sell the fact' event? #BitcoinETF

— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) October 14, 2021

As Cointelegraph reported, misgivings also revolve around regulators halting the debut of physical Bitcoin ETFs next month, something which analysts say will stop the lion’s share of institutional capital from entering the space.

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