Bitcoin (BTC) challenged $46,800 on Wednesday every bit a weakening United States dollar added to bullish momentum.

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

"Aiming for $fifty,000?"

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting highs of $46,787 on Bitstamp Midweek, a hair short of the previous day's peak.

Fresh from the voting day on the U.Due south. infrastructure beak, something that ultimately failed to move the market, Bitcoin showed no signs of bearishness as it returned to the door of major resistance beginning at $47,000.

USD'due south operation post neb on the day provided some other potential catalyst for gains. A downtrend in dollar strength often goes mitt-in-hand with a boon for cryptocurrency more than broadly.

At the time of writing, the U.Southward. dollar currency alphabetize (DXY), which measures the dollar against a basket of 20 trading partner currencies, was reversing gains it had fabricated before the vote, dorsum below the 93 marking.

Previously, Cointelegraph quoted pop trader Crypto Ed, who eyed a local DXY top of 94 before a comedown gave room for Bitcoin and altcoins to surge.

"BTC range: took out the highs, took out the lows," part of a Twitter post Wednesday read.

"Upward we become. Still aiming for 50k."
U.South. dollar currency index (DXY) 1-day candle chart. Source: TradingView

Formidable support vs. formidable resistance

A potential hindrance to further upside all the same remained in the form of the considerable sell wall at $47,000.

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On the flip side, a connected ownership trend by retail and institutional investors is ensuring that the Bitcoin supply has been tightening at levels from $29,000 and up.

Another theory suggests that Chinese whales, spooked by the May miner rout, are now reentering the market.

"Earlier this year, BTC enjoyed stiff rallies whenever the ~$45200 level held as back up," fellow trader and analyst Rekt Majuscule added.

"Yesterday, $BTC successfully reclaimed the ~$45200 level every bit support."
BTC/USD purchase and sell positions (Binance) equally of Aug. xi. Source: Cloth Indicators/Twitter