Bitcoin extended decline and traded below $29,000 against the US Dollar. BTC must stay above the $28,500 level to avoid a sharp decline in the near term. Bitcoin started a fresh decline from the $30,500 resistance zone. The price is now trading below the $30,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a connecting bullish trend line with support near $29,600 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could extend decline if there is a clear move below the $28,500 support zone. Bitcoin Price Is Showing Bearish Signs Bitcoin price failed to clear the $30,500 resistance zone and started a fresh increase. There was a clear move below the $29,500 and $29,000 support levels. … [Read More...]

Data shows the Bitcoin market sentiment has remained deep in extreme fear this week as broader financial markets also get fearful. Bitcoin Fear And Greed Index Shows A Value Of 12 This Week As per the latest weekly report from Arcane Research, the wider financial market is at its highest level of fear since the COVID crash in 2020. The “fear and greed index” is an indicator that tells us about the general market sentiment among Bitcoin investors right now. The metric displays this sentiment using a numeric scale that runs from one to hundred. All values of the index above “50” imply a sentiment of greed, while all those below the cutoff indicate a fearful market. When the indicator has values towards the end of the … [Read More...]

Bitcoin attempted a recovery wave above the $30,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is struggling near $31,000 and might start a fresh decline. Bitcoin recovered above the $30,000 level but struggled above $31,000. The price is now well above the $30,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $30,400 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it clears the $30,000 support zone Bitcoin Price Faces Hurdles Bitcoin price started a decent recovery wave from the $25,000 support zone. BTC gained pace for a move above the $28,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. It even cleared the $30,000 resistance zone. … [Read More...]

On-chain data suggests Bitcoin long-term holders have started to capitulate recently as the sharp price drop causes panic in the market. Bitcoin CDD Inflow Indicator Jumps Up, Showing Long-Term Holders Have Been Selling As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, the recent price drop has pushed long-term holders towards selling their BTC. “Coin days” are the number of days a Bitcoin has remained dormant for. An example: if 1 BTC doesn’t move for 5 days, it accumulates 5 coin days. When such a coin would be transferred or moved, its coin days would be “destroyed” as the number will reset back to zero. Related Reading | Bitcoin Slips Below $33k As Exchange Inflows Reach Highest Value Since July 2021 The “coin days … [Read More...]

On-chain data shows Bitcoin short-term holders seem to have been behind the latest selloff that has taken the price of the crypto below $36k. Bitcoin Investors Holding Coins Aged Between 1 Day And 6 Months Sold Big Yesterday As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, short-term holders seem to have sold the heaviest during the recent selloff. The relevant indicator here is the “exchange inflow,” which measures the total amount of coins moving into exchange wallets. A modification of this metric is the “exchange inflow spent output age bands.” it tells us how much the different Bitcoin holder groups are contributing to the inflow. The various groups are divided based on how many days the investors held their … [Read More...]