• Bitcoin price started a decent recovery from the $45,500 zone against the US Dollar.
• The price is now trading above $48,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).
• There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $48,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).
• The pair could accelerate higher if it clears the $50,000 resistance zone.

Bitcoin price is rising above $48,000 against the US Dollar. BTC might continue to rise if there is a clear move above the $50,000 resistance zone.

Bitcoin Price Analysis

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from the $52,000 resistance zone. BTC traded below the $50,000 and $48,000 support levels to move again into a bearish zone.

However, the bulls remained active near the $45,500 zone. The price formed a base above $45,500 and started a fresh increase. It climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the key decline from the $59,118 swing high to $42,330 low.

There was also a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $48,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair. It is now trading above $48,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).

On the upside, an initial resistance is near the $50,000 level. The main resistance is forming near the $50,800 zone. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the key decline from the $59,118 swing high to $42,330 low.

A close above the $50,800 zone is needed for a fresh increase. In the stated case, the price is likely to rise steadily and might even surpass the $52,000 level.

An immediate support…