Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $36,000 after the Wall Street open on November 16, as analysis expected a deeper BTC price drop.

BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingView

Bitcoin Traders Plot Potential Bottoms

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed a pullback from intraday highs of $36,600.

Having failed to establish a breakout beyond 18-month highs during the week, Bitcoin proved uninspiring to market participants, some of whom were hoping to see a fresh correction to retest lower levels.

“I would be delighted to see this latest rally complete the round trip to $35,000. I would be even happier to see a new $33K test,” Materials Indicators monitoring resource. wrote in part of comment X of the day.

A snapshot of BTC/USDT order book liquidity showed support building at $35,000.

BTC/USDT order book data. Source: Materials/X Indicators

Continuing, Material Indicators co-founder Keith Alan added that Bitcoin’s rising 21-day simple moving average (SMA) had been serving as support in recent days.

“BTC continues to struggle for the range above $36.5K,” he said. commented.

“Local support is forming around the 21-day MA, which is currently around $35.7k. Which side do you think breaks first?

BTC/USD 1-hour chart with 21-day MA. Source: TradingView

Popular trader Daan Crypto Trades also noted $35,700 and $38,000 as the main downside and upside levels to watch, respectively.

Meanwhile, fellow trader Gaah, a contributor to on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, warned that a steeper correction could bring the market closer to $30,000.

“As expected, $37,000 offers strong resistance to Bitcoin price!” he said X subscribers along with their latest analysis.

“The window for a further correction towards the bottom of the channel at $30.9k remains open as long as $37k continues to offer price resistance.”

Annotated BTC/USD chart. Source: Gaah/X

Bitcoin dominance returns to 7-day high

Striking a more optimistic tone, popular trader and analyst Credible Crypto, known for his bullish stance on the market in the current environment, saw potential for BTC price to re-enter next.

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This was due to a sharp pullback among altcoins, which underperformed Bitcoin on the day.

The largest altcoin, Ether (ETH), is down 3.8% in 24 hours at the time of writing, while XRP (XRP) is down 5% and Solana (SOL) is down almost 11%.

“Once I took the reins on alternatives, I have a feeling $BTC is ready to do its thing,” Credible Crypto. wrote in part of the X publications of the day.

Bitcoin’s crypto market cap dominance increased to hit one-week highs of 52.82%.

Bitcoin market cap dominance 1-day chart. Source: TradingView

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