Bitcoin (BTC) hit problems at $46,000 on Sept. 12 afterwards a "stiff bullish divergence" on lower timeframes met with resistance.

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

Higher lows creep in for BTC/USD

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD turn down sharply after hitting local highs of $46,280 on Bitstamp.

The move continues a ranging weekend, over which the pair failed to recover from Fri's sell-off.

An important level for Bitcoin in the grade of its 50-24-hour interval moving boilerplate is $45,500, a level which on Sunday continued to concord as support.

As noted by trader and analyst Rekt Majuscule, lower timeframes showed increasing strength on the day, with a "stiff bullish difference" characterizing the four-hour nautical chart. At the time of writing, however, no new levels had entered as back up.

"Bitcoin formed a Lower Low on the iv-hour timeframe during the days spanning the 8th and tenth of September," he summarized.

"Over the grade of the tenth and 12th of September, however, $BTC formed a new Higher Depression on the iv-hour timeframe."
BTC/USD i-day candle chart (Bitstamp) with 50-day moving average. Source: TradingView

Cointelegraph contributing analyst Michaël van de Poppe was too on the scout for a higher low construction.

"Looking at a higher low to be constructed at Bitcoin and then we're ready to get toward $50K," he said Sat.

Polkadot leads Sunday's altcoin moves

Every bit Cointelegraph reported, expectations include a Bitcoin price dip to every bit low as $38,000 at worst, with September poised to be a month of rumination for the bull run continues.

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Bitcoin's overall crypto market dominance connected to fall at the weekend, nearing xl% in what could prove to be a benefaction for altcoin performance.

Signs of life were already present on major alts on Sun, with Polkadot (DOT) leading the acme ten with 10% daily gains.

DOT/USD 1-day candle nautical chart (Kraken). Source: TradingView

The largest altcoin, Ether (ETH), was upward 3.2% at $3,425, admitting still down 13% compared to its position last weekend.