Bitcoin cost crosses $20K as daily crypto short liquidations pass $400M

Bitcoin (BTC) spiked above $20,000 on March. 25 as risk assets taken advantage of new U.S. dollar weakness.

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

Bitcoin taps three-week highs

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView demonstrated BTC/USD hitting highs of $20,191 on Bitstamp.

The move arrived tandem with rising U . s . States equities, these consequently buoyed with a declining U.S. dollar, which lost traction against major buying and selling partner currencies at the time.

With this, Bitcoin saw its first trip over the $20,000 mark since March. 7.

“Finally, the volatility will start working,” Michaël van de Poppe, founder and Chief executive officer of buying and selling firm Eight, reacted.

“Bitcoin is prepared for your relief run. Lengthy and powerful.”

BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

Trader and analyst Il Capo of Crypto meanwhile flagged BTC outperforming altcoins when it comes to gains, although without any finish around the corner up to now.

“There’s fuel to help keep going,” he tweeted.

Data from monitoring resource Coinglass meanwhile demonstrated the level that the marketplace have been short at the time.

Short position liquidations for Bitcoin alone capped $165 million at the time, a multi-month high, using the tally still growing during the time of writing.

Mix-crypto short liquidations amounted to greater than $400 million.

Crypto liquidations chart. Source: Coinglass

Dollar puts up a battle after quick losses

Following a action, analytics service Material Indicators meanwhile tracked shifting support and resistance around the Binance order book.

Related: Analyst puts Bitcoin cost at $30K the following month with breakout due

The $20,000 zone have been marked with a cluster of sell orders totaling more than $110 million, bulls managing to create a considerable dent using the impulse.

“FireCharts shows the rest of the $83M from the $112M BTC sell wall we had today only agreed to be increased,” it confirmed alongside a chart showing a heat map of trades.

BTC/USD order book data (Binance) chart. Source: Material Indicators/ Twitter

Inside a potential knock to crypto, however, the U.S. dollar index (DXY) demonstrated indications of recouping its daily losses during the time of writing, trying to clinch 111 as support.

“$DXY is finally breaking lower today. Expecting bids within the 109.50-110 range,” Justin Bennett, founder of crypto education platform Crypto Academy, commented.

U.S. dollar index (DXY) 1-hour candle chart. Source: TradingView

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