Bitcoin continues to frustrate investors with its tight-range consolidation, giving no clue about the possible direction of a breakout. Typically, the longer the range, the stronger the eventual breakout from it. Therefore, traders should be on their toes to latch on to the breakout when it happens.
A minor positive in favor of the bulls is that they are holding on to a large part of the gains seen in 2023. That indicates a lack of urgency among the bulls to book profits, as they anticipate the uptrend to resume.