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Bitcoin Whales Sold August Rally, Will BTC Price Trend Lower?

Reynaldo Marquez
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2 years ago
2 mins read
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Bitcoin is trending sideways into the long U.S. weekend with the price of BTC compressing around $19,500 and $20,500. The support around the lower zone of this range might be tested as the number one cryptocurrency struggles to preserve its current levels.

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At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $19,900 with a 1.4% profit over the past 7 days and sideways price action in the last 24 hours. BTC’s price is heavily underperforming other cryptocurrencies as Ethereum (11%), Cardano (14%), and Polkadot (10%), recorded significant profits over the same period.

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BTC’s price moving sideways on the 4-hour chart. Source: BTCUSDT Tradingview

Data from Material Indicators hints at a potential local top for Bitcoin on low timeframes as ask (sell) liquidity gets thicker around its immediate levels. Selling orders have swelled over the past week as Bitcoin trades sideways and might operate as resistance preventing BTC to reclaim the area north of $20,000.

As seen in the chart below, as ask liquidity increases, bid (buy) orders fade around $19,500 contributing to the weakening of this key level, on low timeframes. The next immediate support is $19,000 which currently holds around $15 million in buy orders.

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BTC’s price (blue line on the chart) sees a spike in ask liquidity. Source: Material Indicators

The spike in ask liquidity correlates with an increase in selling pressure from small investors to Bitcoin whales. As the price of Bitcoin trended to the upside in August, larger players took advantage of the relief and “dumped” into the market.

Smaller investors followed, but with a slower reaction. Bitcoin whales have remained flat with bid orders of around $100,000 showing a small uptick.

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BTC whales (brown and purple in the chart) selling their coins over August. Source: Material Indicators

Additional data from a recent Glassnode report coincides with Material Indicators, Bitcoin whales have been selling their coins as the price of Bitcoin trends to the upside. This is a part of a second distribution phase experience by the crypto market following a capitulation event. Glassnode noted:

Following months of accumulation, the market managed to rally above $24k, however as covered in WoC 34 and WoC 35, this opportunity for exit liquidity was taken via distribution, and profit taking.

Can Bitcoin Reclaim $20,000 In The Short Term?

The key area of resistance is $24,000, as mentioned above, and $24,500 as whales with over 10,000 BTC are using this zone to “aggressively distribute coins into the range”, the report noted. Bulls must push above these levels to prevent further downside and possibly regain some of the bullish momentum.

As a pseudonym users have been noticing, that short positions have been piling up as Bitcoin moves around support between $19,500. Over the past week, the market has liquidated millions from wiped-out shorts as BTC’s price trends closer to $20,000.

Related Reading: Ethereum (ETH) Struggles Ahead Of the Merge, Can Price Retest $1,900?

This might provide the market with enough ammunition for a short squeeze above $20,000 and into the areas of critical resistance.

It took only a 2% pump for $200 mil in shorts on Binance to fold.

What in tarnation are these guys doing. pic.twitter.com/Zn4g6qvBpm

— Byzantine General (@ByzGeneral) September 5, 2022

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Reynaldo Marquez
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Reynaldo Marquez

A literature major, Reynaldo Márquez has been deeply immersed in the crypto industry since 2017. His journey began with translating articles for various crypto news outlets, a role he took on with zeal. In 2018, amidst a challenging market, he embraced his first writing assignment, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the nascent industry and the promise of change it bears for many people worldwide.
In March 2021, he joined the prestigious crypto news outlet NewsBTC and Bitcoinist, where he not only reported on the latest crypto news but also had the privilege of interviewing some of the industry's most influential figures. A year later, his dedication and hard work were recognized, and he was promoted to Managing Editor, a position he currently holds with pride.
He believes in honesty, good communication, hard work, and the power of cryptocurrency and its potential to transform people's lives, especially those alienated by the legacy financial system. Born in 1992 in Venezuela, Reynaldo is familiar with how governments and central banks can negatively affect people, their everyday lives, and their futures by creating inflation and erasing their hopes for a better future. Thus, like many Venezuelans, he embraced this new technology to help him and his family navigate difficult times.
In another life, Reynaldo would have pursued a career as an investigator, most likely tracking down the origins of the Cyberpunk movement with the publication of William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer.’ The intersection between fiction and reality, with the materialization of Bitcoin in 2009, would have allowed him to dive deep into the crypto sphere as something more than a financial phenomenon but also a cultural shift in society that was brewing since the XX century, and maybe even sooner, in the XIX century with the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s ‘Civil Disobedience.’
But that’s for another life. In this one, Reynaldo has been trading to improve his trading skills. Since 2023, he has been trying to learn Python to create successful strategies and find ways to execute them. It is a difficult task, which continues to keep him busy today and will most likely continue to keep him busy in the near and long term.
In his free time, he enjoys lifting heavy objects, reading, watching movies, and listening to his favorite music. Some of his favorite authors are Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, Allen Ginsberg, James Baldwin, Raymond Carver, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Mario Vargas Llosa, Reinaldo Arenas, Rafael Cadenas, and many others. Lately, he has been primarily interested in reading about dystopic societies, a topic that deeply resonates with the crypto industry.
Since 2023, he has lived in Spain with his wife. He loves the weather, the food, and the people and their culture. They both expect to travel much more within the country they now call home and beyond its border. He hopes to retire with his wife, maybe in a quiet place near a beach, but most likely in a city close to a library and a university with his kids and, hopefully, grandkids.

Disclaimer: The information found on NewsBTC is for educational purposes only. It does not represent the opinions of NewsBTC on whether to buy, sell or hold any investments and naturally investing carries risks. You are advised to conduct your own research before making any investment decisions. Use information provided on this website entirely at your own risk.

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