Bitcoin bearish sideways consolidation phase continues, trading along 7900 and expected to decline further below 7770. The pair is contained between hourly support and resistance given at 6797 (06/02/2018 low) and 10232 (01/02/2018 high). The technical structure suggests further short-term sideways trading moves.
In the long-term, the digital currency has had an exponential growth but also presented important downturns. There is decent likelihood that the currency could stabilize between 7’000 – 12’000 in 2018. Bitcoin is approaching its 200 DMA (7500 range).