Bitcoin strengthens ahead of monthly close According to data , bitcoin has gained 3% in just one hour to reach an interim high of $20,171. The market-leading cryptocurrency is doing as some analysts have predicted, seeing a small bounce before new losses. “I'm now moving my stop to $19,300 and taking the bounce to $21,700 where more resistance awaits,” as crypto trader Pentoshi explains his own strategy in this context . "Looks pretty strong," trader IncomeSharks notes . To which he adds: "A great way to end the week after people have recently been fluctuating between pessimism and optimism, depending on how the day went." The crypto analyst Cheds even sees the psychologically important $20,000 mark as a real "turning point", because the declining strength of the US dollar could soon become a catalyst for risky investment products such as cryptocurrencies. Thus, the US Dollar Index (DXY) continues to fall today, slipping towards 112 points after the ...