Bitcoin Struggles To Hold $40K While Crypto Track US Stocks

Crypto is mirroring stock markets’ gains again today, with Wall Street’s sharp climb after opening higher likely to provide further impetus for Bitcoin. The crypto market experienced a substantial decline last Friday that was correlated to US Indexes. 

Bitcoin and Ethereum gained 2% during the past 24-hours. Today, the combined crypto capitalization of both cryptos reached $1.2 trillion. Total crypto market capital is $1.9 trillion. 

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Crypto markets continue to see broad recovery, as equity prices rise. BTC/USD is now trading at $40,000, while ETH/USD is close to $3,000 and has gained some ground. This positive trend is good for all assets and both coins are on the rise.

The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite have all gone up today. The S&P 500 is up 2.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is higher by 1.7%, and the Nasdaq Composite leads the upside with 2.8%. This happened as Asian and European stocks had good days before the US Federal Reserve’s 0.5% interest rate hike.

Bitcoin and Bullish Still Looking

The bitcoin price is holding well above $38,000, but it’s close to touching another key supply wall at $40,000. This could indicate that bulls have still some power and will push higher in the future.

BTC price chart
Bitcoin currently trades in red under $39,000, after having been tested at $39 926. Source: BTC/USD Chart at Tradingview.com| Source: BTC/USD Chart from Tradingview.com

As per Altcoin Sherpa, a crypto trader and analyst, “the market structure looks bullish.” He further added;

These lows can be maintained as long as we see higher lows. I believe the bullish market structure remains intact. In the coming weeks, I expect 55k+.

Altcoin Sherpa commented on Ethereum prediction

ETH has a bullish structure, which is different from $BTC. I would like to see #Ethereum reach a lower low. I think that it’s still at the mercy of BTC though, as always – if BTC tanks, so will ETH. 

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“Bitcoin could go higher,” said Rekt Capital, one of the top crypto analysts. Analyst said;

The bullish divergence of the 4-hourly candle is now in place. This red zone will provide the key resistance for the short-term. [above $40,300]. It would indicate a bullish signal for continued trend.

Bitcoin’s 100-day moving mean has fallen for several weeks. This has supported the price by $37,000 as well as the trendline that is falling. The bearish momentum has been lessened. Bitcoin’s $37,000 support mark is an important level. The price could drop below $37,000 to reach $30,000.

 

Featured image by Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com

 

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