It has been difficult for Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency markets to start a strong sustained recovery while the United States dollar is near its multi-year high and the U.S. equities markets are near their June lows. This shows that the sentiment remains negative and traders are not interested in taking on risk in their portfolios. The U.S. equities markets fell sharply on Oct. 7 following the release of September’s nonfarm payroll data but they did manage marginal gains for the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.7% last week. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is on track …

Bitcoin has been projected as many things since its inception in 2009. However, the most talked about aspects have been a fungible form of future money and an inflation hedge. The last Bitcoin (BTC) halving cycle (a block reward halving event that happens approximately every four years) coincided with the raging COVID-19 pandemic, which solidified many people’s belief in the nascent tech as a true hedge against inflation and worldly disorders. One year down the line, however, BTC has lost 75% of its market capitalization and not many would agree with the inflation hedge theory. During the last year’s bull …

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed near the lower end of its trading range into Oct. 8 after bulls failed to recoup macro-induced losses. $20,000 disappears into weekend Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $19,500 at the time of writing. Lows of $19,340 appeared on Bitstamp the day prior before consolidation began. The pair had seen swift, if predictable, downside accompany United States unemployment numbers, crypto markets copying equities while the U.S. dollar gained. Michaël van de Poppe, founder and CEO of trading firm Eight, described the unemployment rate as “way lower than expected.” “This week economic's data was …

This week, Bitcoin (BTC) raised investors’ hopes and then left them high and dry again. Traders placed a majority of their attention on BTC price pushing through a long-term descending trendline resistance, but according to Cointelegraph analyst Ray Salmond, “BTC price simply ‘consolidated’ its way through the trendline by trading in a sideways manner where price has been range bound between $18,500 and $24,500 for the past 114 days.” At the time of writing, BTC’s price continues to battle at $20,000, and it’s uncertain whether or not the level will hold as support. Data from on-chain analytics firm Whalemap shows …

The United States nonfarm payrolls increased by 263,000 in September, marginally below the Dow Jones estimate of 275,000, but the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% compared to the forecast of 3.7%. Some analysts believe the report shows that the jobs market remains strong in spite of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow down the economy and that could encourage the Fed to go ahead with another aggressive rate hike in its next meeting in November. This led to a sharp fall in the U.S. equities markets on Oct. 7. Although Bitcoin (BTC) has traded in close correlation with the U.S. …

Bitcoin and gold are no longer investors’ primary choices as inflation hedges amid the strengthening United States dollars. The current turmoil in financial markets added to the geopolitical tensions has run havoc on the majority of the assets that investors prefer to invest in during times of financial crisis. Bitcoin (BTC) has lost nearly 70% of its market cap since the market top last year while gold, which strengthened its position in the first quarter of the year despite the Russia-Ukraine crisis, is currently down by 10% year-to-date. The negative market condition has forced BTC to shed its correlation with …

Bitcoin (BTC) saw rejection at a key area of whale resistance into Oct. 7 as its strict trading range continued. Charts point to impending breakout Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD staging two attempts to crack $20,400, both meeting rejection. The pair had crisscrossed the $20,000 mark during the week, with neither bulls nor bears able to effect significant trend disruption. For Michaël van de Poppe, founder and CEO of trading firm Eight, that could be about to change. “Big day today, unemployment data coming out,” he told Twitter followers on the day about forthcoming United States …

Bitcoin (BTC) adoption by governments and companies remains a dubious question and the “digital gold” thesis proposed by advocates faced harsh critics after Tesla sold 75% of its holdings in the second quarter of 2022. Larger entities buying or selling Bitcoin have always moved the needle on how close countries are to using cryptocurrencies as a store of value. Currently, the average purchase price of El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings stands at $45,000, making it a rather unprofitable investment. Regardless of how long adoption by the large institutional holders will take, and its subsequent impact on price expectations, it is possible …

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed rangebound at the Oct. 6 Wall Street open with traders already planning for a “violent” breakout. Bitcoin whale activity highlights the importance of $19,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it moved up and down by only a matter of a few hundred dollars on the day. $20,000 formed a focus for the pair, which meandered in step with consolidating U.S. equities and dollar strength. With no spot catalyst in sight on short timeframes, on-chain analytics resource Whalemap turned to largescale buy and sell points to sketch out likely support and resistance. To …

Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed and held $20,000 into Oct. 6 as the latest rebound punished short speculators. Bitcoin preserves "important" $19,600 zone Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD bouncing from local lows of $19,740 on Bitstamp around the Oct. 5 Wall Street open. The pair then reversed prior losses, leading early shorters into $20 million in liquidations in 24 hours. At the time of writing, Bitcoin traded around $20,250, having gone on to reach $20,447 on the day. Michaël van de Poppe, CEO and founder of trading firm Eight, had flagged the lows as a suitable entry point. …

On Oct.4 and Oct. 5 Bitcoin (BTC) took another step through the $20,000 mark, bringing the price above a long-term descending trendline that stretches all the way back to Apr. 22, or Nov. 15 depending on one’s style of technical analysis. Some traders might be feeling a bit celebratory now that price trades outside of the descending trendline, but have any relevant metrics or macro factors changed enough to support a bullish point-of-view for Bitcoin price? In reality, BTC price simply “consolidated” its way through the trendline by trading in a sideways manner where price has been range bound between …

Bitcoin (BTC) holding $19,000 could be more important than traders realize, new data reveals. In the latest edition of its monthly report series, “The Bitcoin Monthly,” investment management firm ARK Invest flagged an ongoing battle for the defense of Bitcoin’s investor cost basis. Bitcoin investor cost basis buoys market Bitcoin price action is currently characterized by volatile moves within a clearly defined range only around $4,000 across. Having held since June, this range contains what immediately stands out as a focal point — the prior halving cycle’s all-time high of $20,000. With BTC/USD crossing that threshold frequently, however, traders have …