Tag Archives: Bitcoin (BTC) Price

While the cryptocurrency industry is caught in what seems to be one of the largest debacles of the year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics just published the numbers for the Consumer Price Index. The reality beat expectations, resulting in a massive spike in Bitcoin’s price, which reached $17,800 on Binance. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics just published the CPI for October, clocking in at 7.7%, increasing 0.4%, seasonally adjusted. The expectations were mostly for the...

Over $640 million in trades have been liquidated from crypto markets in the aftermath of FTX’s drama with Binance. Markets experienced a brief rally after Binance announced its intention to buy FTX, but have since retraced while FTX Token continues to dump. According to Coinglass, over $640 million in liquidations have taken place in the last 24 hours, with $182 million liquidated in the past hour alone.  The largest single liquidation took place on BitMEX on a Bitcoin / US...

Bitcoin has finally surpassed the 100-day moving average, which has been the most powerful resistance to the price for the last five months. After a short-term period of consolidation, the cryptocurrency went through another spike, returning the bullish sentiment to the market. However, Bitcoin is soon to confirm a bullish trend reversal as the price has reached a significant resistance region and marked multiple bearish signs in lower timeframes. Technical Analysis By...

After recording its highest daily close since September, breaking above the 100-day moving average line, Bitcoin’s price eyes higher targets. Technical Analysis Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price just broke above the 100-day moving average resistance line after multiple rejections during the last couple of weeks. this is the first time it succeeds since September, and if the price holds another day above it – it will become the...

The US beat the expectations in terms of new nonfarm jobs reaching 261,000 such positions in October, rather than the estimated 205,000. Bitcoin reacted with immediate price fluctuations, dropping by a few hundred dollars before shooting up to a five-day high. CryptoPotato warned recently that there’re four major events coming at the start of November that could bring enhanced volatility to the crypto markets. The first – FOMC meeting – took place on Wednesday and the Federal...

Bitcoin’s short-term price action is still hanging in the balance, as it is currently consolidating in a key area. The next few days could determine whether the recent rally was really the beginning of a new bull market or just another bull trap. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, after breaking above the long-term bearish trendline and retesting both the trendline and $18K, the price has been trapped between two significant dynamic levels;...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate by another 75 basis points after its regularly scheduled Federal Open Markets Committee meeting.   As usual, Bitcoin experienced volatility upon the announcement, immediately soaring by over $200. The announcement, which happened at 18:00 UST on Wednesday, marks a new policy rate of 3.75% Markets expected a 75-point rise prior to the meeting but had priced in a roughly 10% chance of a 50-point rise. ...

Mohamed El-Erian – Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz – thinks bitcoin will never emerge as a global reserve currency, and its price will not surpass the $100K milestone. Still, he believes the cryptocurrency sector will survive the ongoing bear market and remain a vital part of “the ecosystem of payments.” Bitcoin Isn’t Going to the Moon In a recent interview for CNBC, El-Erian described bitcoin as a technological innovation that reached its peak (nearly $70,000 in November...

2022 has been quite painful for investors, with most assets dumping hard. The cryptocurrency industry is no different. Bitcoin, for example, is down by about 70% since its peak in November 2021. Gold, however, is often touted as the preferred hedging choice in times of uncertainty, high inflation, wars, etc. As such, one would assume that it has been this year’s top performer. Its price movements for the past seven months portray a different story. Gold’s 7-Month Red Streak...

Bitcoin is struggling to continue the recent rally, as the price has been retracing over the last few days. However, considering the significant support levels available, the short-term future is still looking bright for the bulls. Technical Analysis Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart: Looking at the daily timeframe, the last week’s rally has come to a halt, as the price is yet to break above the $21K mark. The 100-day moving average is currently acting as an...