Bitcoin price looks ready to turn $31,000 to support, and many altcoins are following with double-digit gains. The rush to apply for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) rejuvenated the bulls, but this news is likely to boost the price only to a certain distance. As the price moves up, the risks of a…
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Two key Bitcoin price metrics suggest that bulls will be able to hold the $30,000 level as support. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading above $31,000 after its 24.3% rally between June 15 and June 23, which caught many off guard. For bears, that meant facing $165 million in short futures contract liquidations, but the unexpected…
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Bitcoin traders always talk about BTC’s correlation with gold and equities, but how much attention should average investors pay to this discussion? Some news sources have been fond of making comparisons between Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action and that of other assets. In particular, the two most commonly compared asset classes are gold and tech stocks.…
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News of regulatory enforcement against the crypto sector fell by the wayside as the Bitcoin price rallied above $30,000, and options data suggests the trend will continue. Bitcoin’s 15% rally toward $30,300 between June 19 and June 21 caught most traders by surprise, triggering $125 million in liquidations of leveraged short futures contracts. Narrowing down…
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Bitcoin’s price surged to $31,000 as a handful of BTC spot ETF applications and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s views on stablecoins appear to have improved crypto investors’ view of the market. BlackRock’s application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has encouraged other financial firms to follow suit. First, it was the New York-based asset management…
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U.S. stock markets hit year-to-date highs, the Fed paused rate hikes, and Binance.US and the SEC reached an agreement, but data shows Bitcoin bulls remain somewhat skittish. After a momentary retest of the $25,000 support on June 15, Bitcoin gained 6.5% as bulls successfully defended the $26,300 level. Despite this, the general sentiment remains slightly bearish…
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Meanwhile, the altcoin price crash triggered inflows for XRP, Cardano and Polygon. On June 19, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” revealing that cryptocurrency investment products experienced outflows totaling $5.1 million last week. The outflows contributed to the continuation of a nine-week streak of outflows, resulting in a cumulative…
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The strength in the S&P 500 and weakness in the U.S. Dollar Index could limit the short-term downside in Bitcoin and select altcoins. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has gained for five consecutive weeks, the first such instance since November 2021. In comparison, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading well below its local high of $31,000, made…
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Cathie Wood recently added to her fund’s position in Coinbase Global stock and reiterated her call for a $1 million Bitcoin price. Is this in line with analysts’ expectations? In an interview with Bloomberg, ARK Invest CEO and chief investment officer Cathie Wood recently discussed why her flagship fund, Ark Innovation (ARKK), is adding to its…
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Bitcoin price is showing some strength, and charts suggest BNB, LTC, OKB and QNT could follow? The bears lost an opportunity when they failed to sustain Bitcoin (BTC) below the $25,000 level this week. That may have attracted buying from the bulls who are attempting to start a recovery in Bitcoin and select altcoins. Additionally,…
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