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Bitcoin price continues to meet resistance at $19,500, a signal that further sideways action in BTC and altcoins is on the cards. Recent news reports suggest that U.S. lawmakers may announce a new round of economic stimulus worth about $908 billion before the end of today. This second package, if announced, will add to the existing debt pile and may send the U.S. dollar index (DXY) lower. The index is already trading near its lowest level since April 2018. The slow economic recovery, expansionary monetary policy, overvalued stocks and negative bond…

Many altcoins are seeing sharp corrections as Bitcoin price struggles to hold $19,000 as support. A few years back, Bitcoin’s (BTC) price was controlled by whales as the crypto market lacked depth and was relatively illiquid. If whales were selling in unison, no one wanted to venture out and buy. Similarly, the whale’s concerted buying easily boosted prices higher. However, that is not the case anymore. With the arrival of institutional investors, it appears that the whales are gradually losing their ability to influence BT price. According to on-chain data,…

Bitcoin reclaimed the $19,000 level but charts suggest BTC and altcoins may consolidate for a few days before starting the next trending move. Bitcoin (BTC) price hit a new all-time high above $19,892 on Dec. 1. This is a significant event because it proves that the rally in 2017 was ahead of fundamentals but not a bubble. Generally, when a bubble bursts, it takes several years for the price to cross the high made during the bubble.  For example, the Japanese stock market bubble came after a high was made…

Bitcoin broke out to secure a new 2020 high at $19,863 and altcoins look ready to follow BTC higher. Bitcoin (BTC) price came within striking distance of hitting a new all-time high today. This shows that institutional and retail investors continue to buy on every dip and BTC is in a strong uptrend. Hence, traders should not urgently looking to call a top. While Bitcoin has been creating new records, gold has corrected about 15% from its all-time high. This shows that traders are dumping their positions and this led to…

Bitcoin’s recent correction is healthy, but several altcoins have lost momentum and could remain range-bound for a few days. Bitcoin’s (BTC) rise above $20,000 will have to wait as the price saw a strong correction which and turned away from reaching a new all-time high. Data suggests that whales decided to book profits when Bitcoin was close to $19,000 and this pulled the price lower. This fall could have resulted in the liquidation of overleveraged positions in the futures market and further aggravated the decline. The current correction is a…