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Bitcoin Hits Weekly Low as Fears of a $37M Dump Grow

Yashu Gola by Yashu Gola
12 months ago
in Bitcoin, Technical analysis
Reading Time: 2min read
bitcoin, cryptocurrency, coronavirus

Bitcoin Hits Weekly Low as Fears of a $37M Dump Grow

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Bitcoin was heading lower on Tuesday as concerns over a potential $37 million dump grew over traders’ consciousness.

The benchmark cryptocurrency hit a new weekly low at $9,116.35 during the early European session, down 5.23 percent from its year-to-date peak of $9,619.95, established Monday. Meanwhile, CME Futures linked to bitcoin plunged by up to 6.13 percent to $9,190.

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Bitcoin pullback in play after validating $9,600 as resistance | Source: TradingView.com, Coinbase

The plunge took place in the form of a wider bearish correction, after bitcoin’s wild upside price rally in January 2020. The cryptocurrency had surged higher against a series of geopolitical and macroeconomic events, starting with the US-Iran conflict, followed by the Coronavirus epidemic in China.

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The virus fears led global stock markets to register fresh 2020 lows, with CSI 300 of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed shares suffering its biggest daily sell-off in more than four years. The downside risks in equities helped safe-havens, including gold and bitcoin, to maintain their early January gains.

In a defensive measure, the People’s Bank of China announced that it would inject Rmb500bn (about $71 billion) of banking liquidity via reverse repo. The move improved risk-on sentiments and caused havens to register corrective declines. Bitcoin, whose correlation with gold grew to a four-year high in January, fell likewise.

The cryptocurrency failed to breach a key resistance area near $9,500, signaling the possibilities of a deep pullback in the coming sessions. Atop that, traders are now weighing the possibility of a big bitcoin dump.

4,000 Bitcoin on Sale

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) on Monday announced that it is going to auction about 4,000 BTC (around $37 million) on February 18. The announcement led analysts to consider that the trade would lead to a dump.

Youtuber Sunny Decree, for instance, ran a special coverage, implying the possibility of bitcoin losing at least $37 million worth of valuation on or after the auction. He feared that an undervalued bitcoin bid could lead the buyer to dump his/her entire stash on the retail market, on which the bitcoin is trading at higher rates.

“Not everyone out there is a fundamental HODLER,” reminded Mr. Decree.

A Technical Correction Underway, Anyway

As NewsBTC covered earlier, there was a higher probability that bitcoin is trending inside a Rising Wedge, a bearish continuation pattern.

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Rising Wedge hints a bitcoin breakdown | Source: TradingView.com, Coinbase

The pattern suggests that the BTC/USD pair would continue its correction until it hits the Wedge Support. The same level coincides with the pair’s 200-daily moving average, which makes it an ideal level to attempt the next upside retracement.

However, the price would break out from the Wedge range upon hitting its apex, to the downside. Such a move could crash bitcoin to approx $7,000.

On the other hand, a break above the Wedge would have bitcoin eye a close above $10,000.

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Yashu Gola

Yashu Gola

Yashu Gola is a Mumbai-based finance journalist. He is profoundly active in the bitcoin space since 2014 – and has contributed to several cryptocurrency media outlets, including NewsBTC, FxDailyReport, Bitcoinist, and CCN. Academically, Yashu holds a bachelor's in information technology, with majors in data structures and C++ programming language. He has also won the 'Atulya Award' for his efforts towards raising $100,000 for an India-based farming project.

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