Bitcoin sees best monthly close in 19 months as BTC price taps $38K

BTC price strength endures the end of November, Bitcoin beginning the new month with a trip toward the top of its local range.

Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $38,000 on Dec.

BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView

Bitcoin bears fail to spark monthly close sell-off

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked impressive overnight BTC price performance,which held key support.

The close came in at just over $37,700, with bid liquidity preserving the intraday range and avoiding a last-minute sell-off, per order book data from trading resource Material Indicators.

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

“Monthly close looks pretty good closing above $35K,” popular trader Skew reacted on X (formerly Twitter.)

“Could see some multi week compression between $35K – $39K.”

BTC/USD 1-month chart. Source: Skew/X

Skew added that major resistance on monthly timeframes now lay higher — at $47,000 and around the 2021 all-time high of $69,000.

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