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On the heels of a 3% decline in the Nasdaq Composite, Bitcoin hit a new low for the month, reaching levels not seen since mid-March. As of 3:10 PM ET, Bitcoin is trading down by approximately $2,000 or around 4.8% at $38,500, according to Coinbase.

Today we got a confirmation of our ‘three-river drowning cat’ pattern with Bitcoin trading lower by over 2% or $800 as of 5:15 PM, ET. Today’s confirming candle is textbook with a lower low and lower high and appears as though we may get our first close below the 600-day SMA (simple moving average) in almost precisely two years.

Over the last four days, Bitcoin has had consecutive higher highs but is lacking any signs of a bullish reversal.

Today Bitcoin continued to gain ground after hitting a low of $38,500 before making a dramatic recovery. Currently, as of 3:00 PM ET Bitcoin is trading at around $41,440. That equates to a gain of 1.65% or $700 for the flagship cryptocurrency on the day and a $2,000 gain so far for the week.

There is a technical indicator that has acted as effective support at least seven times in the past three months. It is this level that, if broken, could lead to the level we spoke about in our last article as the target for the mid-halving point, $30,000. The technical indicator I am referring to is the 600-day simple moving average.

At the start of the trading week Bitcoin plunged 6%, losing over $2,000 in value on Monday. This took Bitcoin below $40,000. It also took some traders by surprise, liquidating $439 million in long positions on Monday, according to Coinglass.

Bitcoin continues to form a base above the uber-important 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level residing at around $44,000. As of 3:30 PM EDT, Bitcoin is trading down 2% on the day at $45,600 (Coinbase).

Enter long position in Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is trading higher on the day and is set to form the first green candle since hitting resistance at the 200-day moving average. A green candle indicates that the closing price at the end of the day was higher than the opening price at the start of the day or session. As of 4:30 PM EDT, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap is selling for about $46,300.