The cost of Bitcoin (BTC) has been consolidating above $17,000 on November. 28 following a major correction from $19,400. In the virtually term, traders anticipate the dominant cryptocurrency to see another steep pullback.

There are three primary reasons why traders wait a deeper drop to occur in the nigh time to come, namely,  historical cycles, the Fibonacci Sequence, and the record-high open interest of the futures market.

BTC/USDT 4-hour chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.com

Historical cycles hint at deeper BTC correction

BTC price frequently saw 20% to 30% drops in past balderdash markets like the rally to nearly $20,000 in 2017. Although the rally continued afterward, major corrections occurred as the derivatives market became overcrowded.

Several traders now say that the price of Bitcoin should correct to the $thirteen,800-$fourteen,500 range if a similar pattern occurs.

In add-on, some technical analysts are considering a worst-case scenario where BTC falls to the peak of the August 2020 rally. That would put the price of Bitcoin at around $12,468.

A pseudonymous trader known as "Salsa Tekila" said that the technical outlook of Bitcoin is relatively straightforward.

If BTC rises above $17,500 and stays above it, the trend becomes bullish over again. Simply, if BTC stays below $17,500, a driblet to the $11,000 to $13,000 range should not be unexpected. The trader wrote:

"My $BTC outlook: 1) Bearish below $17'500 surface area. 2) Bullish if we break $17'500, in which case buy dips. 3) $18.7k area = only big resistance earlier ATH (IF, MAYBE). Could see [$eleven-$13k]. Wouldn't concur net short past ≈$14.5k."

The Fibonacci sequence

As Cointelegraph previously reported, traders are pinpointing the 0.618 level using the Fibonacci sequence as a potential area of interest for buyers.

The Fibonacci sequence encompassing Bitcoin'due south entire rally until $19,400 puts the 0.618 level at around $13,500. Under the sequence, 0.618 is considered a pivotal level for a potential trend reversal.

The futures market's open up interest remains loftier

When the open interest of the Bitcoin futures market place remains in a higher place $1 billion, the price of BTC tends to drop.

Earlier today, Cointelegraph reported that throughout BTC'south history, its price often corrected when the futures market saw a heightened level of trading action.

Co-ordinate to information from Skew, the open interest beyond major futures exchanges currently exceeds $ane billion. OKEx, Binance Futures, and CME, the three largest BTC futures markets, take now reached an all-time high open interest of $one.4 billion, $0.94 billion, and $0.93 billion, respectively.

Bitcoin futures market place open interest. Source: Skew

Bullish counterarguments

Other traders, however, believe that Bitcoin could either rally to $18,000 before any pullback or even encounter a continuation of the general uptrend to new highs.

Michael van de Poppe, a full-time trader at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, said earlier today that the range depression for BTC price is currently holding, which is to a higher place $xvi,000.

This may result in a relief rally to $18,000. Whale clusters besides show that the $16,000 area remains a strong support level.

Similarly, a pseudonymous trader known as "Crypto Capo" said that based on previous fractals, BTC could offset encounter $xviii,000 earlier another major drop.