Bitcoin trader eyes CME gap with $24K BTC price dip target in play

Bitcoin (BTC) surfed $27,000 on May 16 as traders stayed buoyant about upside continuation.

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

$24,000 BTC price still in play, says trader

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD still focusing on the $27,000 mark, having dipped to $26,870 after the daily close.

Still lacking direction, traders hoped the pair would either attempt to exit its narrow range or touch more significant levels up or down.

For popular trader Crypto Ed, potential targets included the “gap” in CME futures created at the weekend.

“It’s really on the lower timeframe where the action is now; higher timeframe is not really exciting,” he summarized in his latest YouTube update on the day.

The CME gap to the downside lies between $26,500 and $26,800, just below the overnight lows.

CME Bitcoin futures 1-hour candle chart. Source: TradingView

Crypto Ed continued to say that a bounce after the gap could take BTC/USD back to its…

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