{"id":421776,"date":"2020-04-24T21:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T21:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=421776"},"modified":"2024-06-11T09:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:04:36","slug":"bad-for-bitcoin-dow-jones-flashes-ultra-bearish-sign-as-investors-brace-for-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bad-for-bitcoin-dow-jones-flashes-ultra-bearish-sign-as-investors-brace-for-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad for Bitcoin: Dow Jones Flashes Ultra-Bearish Sign as Investors Brace for Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"
Much to the chagrin of investors, Bitcoin has formed a close correlation to the traditional markets in recent times that has exposed the cryptocurrency to significant downwards momentum throughout the past several weeks.<\/p>\n
Although BTC has been able to post some notable gains in recent times as the benchmark stock indices all stabilize, it is important to note that this stability may soon dissolve.<\/p>\n
This may come about due to a highly bearish technical sign that the Dow Jones just flashed for the second time ever, leading some analysts to conclude that major downside is imminent<\/a>.<\/p>\n If Bitcoin maintains its status as a risk-on asset, this looming decline could prove to be dire.<\/p>\n Bitcoin<\/a> has been caught within a firm uptrend in the time following the cryptocurrency\u2019s decline to lows of $3,800 in mid-March.<\/p>\n Yesterday, bulls extended this momentum as they pushed the crypto to its post-February crash highs of $7,800 \u2013 marking an over 100% climb from its March lows.<\/p>\n This rally has been enabled by the stability and recent recovery seen by the stock market, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 both recovering significantly from their recent lows.<\/p>\n Currently, Bitcoin is trading up several percent from where it started the year at $7,200, while the S&P 500 is trading down nearly 14% over a YTD period.<\/p>\n In spite of Bitcoin\u2019s strong performance in recent times, it is important to note that it is still generally correlated to the equities market.<\/p>\n This trend is elucidated while looking at data from research platform Skew<\/a>, which shows that the cryptocurrency is still closely tracking the stock market in spite of its slight outperformance.<\/p>\nBitcoin Runs as Stock Market Stabilizes, But Correlation Remains Strong<\/strong><\/h2>\n