After printing a bearish “Darth Maul” candle that resulted in a crucial reversal at $9,200, the cryptocurrency has trended lower and lower, falling as low as $8,325 just minutes ago as of the time of writing this article. This marks a nearly 10% drop from the local high at $9,200.
This move came in three legs: the first, which brought BTC from $9,200 to $8,900, occurred on Saturday afternoon; the second, which took prices from $8,900 to $8,700, came around midnight; and the biggest and latest one has taken place over the past three hours.
Data from shows $92 million worth of bitcoin contracts were liquidated on BitMEX within a single hour, as bitcoin fell from $8,633 to $8,291 in less than 15 minutes. — Joseph Young (@iamjosephyoung)
Analyst Expects Bitcoin to Hold $8,400
While the momentum seems clearly bearish, analysts are expecting a bounce in the near term. Prominent trader Big Cheds posted a message just minutes ago, stating that BTC has “his permission” (half-jokingly) to “bounce now.” Backing this lofty sentiment, he that showed that Bitcoin has found support at $8,400 over three times in the past few weeks.
Combination of FUD and TA makes it a plausible scenario; H&S pattern on the daily chart for which often marks the start of a reversal. Unsure how all the Corona FUD will affect BTC price. It shouldn't affect it too much from a theoretical POV, but emotions ey. — Burger (@marcelamdax)
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