‘Very small chance’ BTC cost could hit $24K, states trader as US dollar cools

Bitcoin (BTC) fought against to reclaim $20,000 around the This summer 12 Wall Street open because the U.S. dollar cooled its surge to new two-decade highs.

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

Dollar bull run takes fresh breather

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView revealed a tug-of-war between consumers following seven-day lows for BTC/USD.

The intraday losses had come as a result of a rampant U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which hit its greatest levels since October 2002 in danger assets’ expense because of inverse correlation.

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

A subsequent pause gave U.S. equities room to breathe, with the S&ampP 500 and Nasdaq stemming losses at the time. 

Using the This summer 13 Consumer Cost Index (CPI) print in focus, however, optimism around crypto on shorter timeframes was barely perceptible.

For popular trader and analyst Crypto Erectile dysfunction, there is “more discomfort in the future” for BTC and stocks.

“There’s a really small chance that people visit a double correction towards $24,000 or $25,000,” he forecast inside a fresh video update, analyzing potential Elliott Wave moves after Bitcoin’s spike to $22,400 a week ago.

The likelihood of significant relief were “small,” however, with a choice of “nuking lower” also up for grabs. 

Bitcoin hodlers face “outstanding pressure”

For on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, meanwhile, there have been already signs in the market that Bitcoin might be within the latter a part of its bear cycle.

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Within the latest edition of their weekly e-newsletter, “A Few Days On-Chain,” analysts contended that lengthy-term holders — individuals least prone to capitulate — were under “outstanding pressure” to market.

There is, however, still room left to decrease if Bitcoin ended up being to repeat previous bear market behavior.

“The current market structure has numerous hallmarks from the later stage of the bear market, in which the greatest conviction cohorts, the lengthy-term holders and also the miners, they are under outstanding pressure to surrender,” it concluded.

“The level of supply baffled has arrived at 44.7%, which a big part is transported through the Lengthy-Term Holder cohort. However, this remains in a more gentle level when compared with previous bear cycles.”

Charts supporting the thesis included Long-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (LTH-SOPR), a metric which tracks average profit or lack of LTH coins being spent. LTH addresses are individuals holding coins not less than 155 days.

“LTH-SOPR is presently buying and selling at .67, indicating the typical LTH spending their coins is locking inside a 33% loss,” Glassnode noted.

Lengthy-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (LTH-SOPR) annotated chart. Source: Glassnode

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