Rally Ahead? Bitcoin is Repeating Price Action Seen in April

The current price pattern in the bitcoin market is eerily similar to the one observed in the run-up to a major rally that occurred on April 12.

To start with, bitcoin charted a long-tailed candle on Aug. 14, similar to the one seen on Apr.

Back in April, the cryptocurrency traded around $6,800 in the first 11 days before rising sharply above $8,000 on Apr.

During the bitcoin price consolidation in early April, the BTC/USD shorts on Bitfinex jumped more than 44 percent to print a record high of 40,719 and fell sharply on April 12, meaning the big spike in BTC was likely fueled by the unwinding of short positions.

Interestingly, the short positions on Bitfinex currently stand at $38,640 - the highest level April 12 - and are just short of the record high of 40,719, as seen in the chart below.

As seen in the chart above, BTC is repeating the price action seen in early April.

The question now is will bitcoin repeat the history by producing a $1,000 rally in the next few days?

In theory, a sharp rise in short positions during price consolidation is considered a sign the market is preparing for another round of sell-off.

Add to that the extreme bearish positioning, as indicated by the near record high BTC/USD shorts, and there is always a risk of a short covering rally.

View The BTC market is looking similar to the one seen in the first 11 days of April.