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BTC price hits 10 day high as trader says $42K is where Bitcoin ‘gets interesting’

Bitcoin (BTC) bulls kept up the pressure on April 20 as the Wall Street open saw a return to $42,000.

$42,000 proves troublesome

Data showed BTC/USD reaching $42,220 on Bitstamp, its highest since April 11.

After adding as much as 9.3% versus local lows from Monday, the pair was now in line for “interesting” behavior, according to contributor Michaël van de Poppe.

“Things get interesting at $42K,” he told Twitter followers

Like others on the day, Van de Poppe highlighted declining U.S. dollar strength as a boon for BTC price performance.

Volatility was nonetheless heavily in evidence on the return to the significant $42,000 level, as others voiced a lack of faith in Bitcoin’s gains continuing.

For popular trader Josh Rager, however, Monday’s dip to $38,600 and subsequent recovery was a pattern to keep an eye on.

“The last couple of fake-outs led to over 30%+ uptrends,” he noted Tuesday.

“Yesterday caught a lot of people off guard, though it wasn’t as deep of a pullback as prior. Could still see Bitcoin push up here over the next week – take it day by day.”

An accompanying chart highlighted price performance after wicks down to support through 2022. This time, the target lay at around $48,000 — the site of Bitcoin’s 200-day moving average.

U.S. stocks fail to impress post-earnings

On macro, fluctuations in stocks came in for criticism from Rager, who argued that performance was being hampered by sentiment changes.

Unusual moves in Netflix stock had become a talking point on the day after missed earnings sparked a mass sell off.

According to sentiment gauge the Fear & Greed Index, however, the mood was better overall on Wednesday, the Index reaching its highest score of April so far 50/100.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, by contrast, languished in the “fear” zone at 27/100.