Can Bitcoin regain momentum after forming a death cross, or will the setup echo the extended weakness seen in 2022? Summary Bitcoin has formed a death cross after falling below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Analyst Ali Martinez points to historical cycles and MVRV data to outline possible lower levels if weakness continues. Egrag Crypto disagrees, arguing that moving averages have lost reliability and that the market remains intact above long-term support. Bitcoin has entered a technical pattern commonly known as a death cross, as its short-term moving average…
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Crypto Market Wipes Out $1 Trillion Since October: Analyzing The Forces Behind The Crash
Since October 6, the crypto market has lost over $1.1 trillion in value. Analysts from The Bull Theory examined the underlying causes of this behavior and identified significant issues causing such poor performance in what was expected to be a bullish fourth quarter for the industry. Market Liquidity Stumbles Post-October 10 Sell-Off One of the primary factors cited is the severe damage inflicted on market liquidity following the dramatic sell-off on October 10, which resulted in more than $20 billion liquidated from traders in a matter of minutes. This particularly…
Bitcoin and Crypto Market Near Bottom, Long Term Buying Opportunity
Bitcoin could hit a bottom as soon as this week, according to BitMine chairman Tom Lee and Bitwise Asset Management chief investment officer Matt Hougan, as Bitcoin briefly dropped below $90,000, its lowest in seven months. During an interview on Monday with CNBC, Lee said crypto is suffering after the big liquidation event on Oct. 10, and traders are still nervous about whether the US Federal Reserve will cut rates in December. “I think that’s all creating this downside pressure. But I think the good news is there are signs…
One Slip And Dogecoin Could Plunge Back Into A Bear Market
The Dogecoin multi-year recovery trend is under pressure as price slips below a key ascending support and rests on an historic horizontal level, according to a new chart from trader and analyst Rekt Capital. Dogecoin Is Inches Away From A Bear Market In an X post, Rekt Capital shared a 1-month DOGE/USDT chart from Binance, created on TradingView on Nov. 15, and warned: “Dogecoin needs to protect its multi-year technical uptrend heading into December to keep chances for macro upside alive.” The chart tracks Dogecoin from the 2021 blow-off top…
BitMine Chairman Predicts Market Top, Holds $11.10 Billion in ETH
Key Notes Lee attributes current market weakness to liquidity drainage following October 10 liquidations, comparing it to quantitative tightening effects. BitMine holds $11.1 billion in Ethereum at $3,120 per ETH, currently facing 1.37% unrealized losses as markets consolidate. The executive maintains bullish outlook, projecting crypto cycle peak will occur between 12 to 36 months from now despite near-term volatility. Thomas “Tom” Lee of Fundstrat, chairman of BitMine, recently addressed crypto investors’ concerns about the market having reached its top value this cycle. BitMine is the world’s largest Ethereum ETH $3…
Bitcoin Risks $76,000 as Traders Assess New Bear Market Odds
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with the bull market at stake as BTC price predictions diverge wildly. Bitcoin traders are stuck between hope and capitulation as BTC/USD returns to its yearly open level. Price eyes a key “magnet” in the form of an old CME futures gap left over from April. The loss of a key trend line ushers in comparisons to historical bear markets, with a support reclaim far off. Bitcoin is looking more like a “leveraged tech stock” as its gold correlation disappears. Crypto sentiment sets joint…
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $1.1B, Analysts Call ‘Mini’ Bear Market, Pivotal Moment
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed a third straight week in the red, deepening concerns that one of Bitcoin’s biggest institutional demand engines is stalling. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw $1.1 billion in net negative outflows during the past trading week, marking their fourth-largest week of outflows on record, according to Farside Investors data. The ETF outflows occurred during a significant correction, as Bitcoin’s price fell by over 9.9% during the past week, to trade at $95,740 at the time of writing, Cointelegraph data shows. Bitcoin ETF flows (in…
Bitcoin’s 2025 Gains Wiped After Latest Market Tumble
Bitcoin briefly lost all of its gains this year after the crypto markets bled over the weekend, despite the US government reopening on Thursday, which was expected to provide much-needed relief to the markets. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a low of $93,029 on Sunday, down 25% from its all-time high in October. It started the year at $93,507. It has since rebounded to around $94,209, CoinGecko data shows. Bitcoin’s price information, including the change in price since Jan. 1, 2025. Source: CoinGecko This year was tipped to be a strong…
Largest Hyperliquid Whales Are Shorting Amid Wild Market Volatility
Key Notes The largest whales on Hyperliquid are going short as Bitcoin consolidates around $96,000. Bitcoin’s social dominance signals severe retail panic and FUD. The broader crypto market is seeing pressure from both macro and micro factors. Bitcoin’s (BTC) fall below the crucial $100,000 mark last week triggered a wave of short positions from massive whales on Hyperliquid. The largest Hyperliquid whales, with over $50 million in digital assets, have been heavily betting on a further crypto market correction, according to data from Coinglass. Hyperliquid’s “Leviathans” dominating the market with…
XRP and SOL Have ‘Very Wide Gap’ In Market Interest, Says Exec
The average investor still hasn’t reached a clear consensus on which crypto assets beyond the top two warrant serious attention, according to Anthony Bassili, president of Coinbase Asset Management. “There’s a very, very clear view in the investor community in terms of the right first portfolio is Bitcoin. The next is Bitcoin, Ethereum,” Bassili said during an interview with Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday. Bassili pointed out that Solana (SOL) is “maybe” the third asset on the radar. “The market is very unsure as…