{"id":415957,"date":"2020-02-25T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=415957"},"modified":"2020-02-25T15:10:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:10:29","slug":"why-bitcoin-price-just-plummeted-to-9350-liquidating-41-million-in-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/why-bitcoin-price-just-plummeted-to-9350-liquidating-41-million-in-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Bitcoin Price Just Plummeted to $9,350, Liquidating $41 Million In Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price<\/a> just smashed through $9,500 after repeated tests, causing a flash drop to $9,350 that liquidated $41 million in long positions in just minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n Is this the start of a much deeper drop, or was this the test of support before Bitcoin rockets higher?<\/span><\/p>\n Bitcoin price <\/a>has been in a confusing state, ranging back and forth between highs above $10,000 and support at $9,500.<\/span><\/p>\n But that support just failed, giving way to what could end up being a much deeper drop, and the end to the early 2020 rally.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | This Tool Says Bitcoin Price Is About to Rip, But In What Direction?\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The moment that support failed, Bitcoin plummeted to support at the monthly open around $9,350 before it began bouncing.<\/span><\/p>\n The drop to $9,350 also coincides with a high-volume node, making it prime target for short-sellers to target longs ready for the next move higher.<\/span><\/p>\n The market has been oversaturated with long orders since long before the 2020 rally even first began.<\/span><\/p>\n If Bitcoin<\/a> moves further to the downside, a cascade of long liquidations could continue to drive the price of the first-ever cryptocurrency down at lightning speed.<\/span><\/p>\n With so many crypto traders bullish ahead of the halving<\/a>, it could be an opportunity for contrarian crypto traders to turn the tides and keep prices at bay a while longer.<\/span><\/p>\n If $9,350 holds, it could be the final retest of monthly support before a push higher. <\/span><\/p>\n The latest move took BitMEX<\/a> open interest down, although the metric still remains high, signaling that even more volatile price action is likely ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n The Bollinger Bands Width has been signaling<\/a> that Bitcoin was soon going to \u201crip,\u201d but doesn\u2019t tell the direction it is headed.<\/span><\/p>\n After today\u2019s swift move down, it could be the start of Bitcoin price<\/a> ripping further to the downside, erasing much of the recent 2020 rally.<\/span><\/p>\n Downside targets include $8,250 and lower all the way down to $7,400. The $6,000 range likely won\u2019t be revisited, much like Bitcoin never went back to the $3,000 range after it found its bear market bottom in late December 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Bitcoin To Explode By 80% Before Halving According to Past Cycle Comparison\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBitcoin Price Plummets to $9,350 in a Flash<\/h2>\n
Price Targets to Watch In the Days Ahead<\/h2>\n