{"id":418259,"date":"2020-03-16T07:43:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T07:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=418259"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:11:47","slug":"bitcoin-falls-under-5000-first-time-since-50-capitulation-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-falls-under-5000-first-time-since-50-capitulation-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Falls Under $5,000 For First Time Since -50% Capitulation: What Is Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Unfortunately, it isn’t getting any better for Bitcoin investors after last week’s grueling crash. Over the past 60-odd minutes, after holding at $5,300 for hours on end, BTC has slid under $5,000 yet again, breaching this key price point for the first time since Friday’s capitulation event.<\/p>\n
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Bitcoin’s weakness comes as global equity markets have continued to see downside heading into Monday; indeed, per data from Investing.com<\/a>, all major American indices have reached their “limit down” point at -5%, meaning they can’t fall any further before the actual open on Monday.<\/p>\n BTC’s underperformance over the past couple of hours seemingly confirms that there remains a strong correlation between its trajectory and that of equities<\/a>, namely the primary index that tracks many of said indices, the S&P 500.<\/p>\n With BTC falling below $5,000, seemingly confirming that bears remain in control, many investors have been left wondering as to what comes next for the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the short-term outlook looks decisively bearish.<\/p>\n Byzantine General, a prominent cryptocurrency trader, recently suggested<\/a> that with Bitcoin’s strong rejection at $6,000<\/a> earlier today and with futures funding rates normalizing back to 0%, there’s a good likelihood BTC retraces to the bottom of the short-term range \u2014 $4,700.<\/p>\n He explained further that with the current macroeconomic backdrop of pain in traditional markets, which is occurring due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus-caused illness COVID-19, BTC is unlikely to recover anytime soon.<\/p>\nWhat’s Next for Bitcoin?<\/h2>\n