Today wasn't the best day for Bitcoin and Ethereum traders. Markets in general – cryptocurrencies and securities – closed in the red yesterday as investors cautiously awaited clues about what the Federal Reserve will decide at its next FOMC meeting.
Tomorrow, the US will release new data on January jobless claims and home sales – two metrics that could heavily influence the Fed's upcoming interest rate decisions. In general, stocks and digital assets tend to thrive when the Fed cuts interest rates. And neither crypto nor securities markets like the uncertainty of not knowing what the FOMC will do next.
The Dow Jones Index fell 0.17% to close at 38,563.80 points; the S&P 500 fell 0.60% to reach 4,975.51 points; and the Nasdaq saw a more significant decline, closing the day at 15,630.78 points, down 0.92%.
And crypto imitates Wall Street. Bitcoin started the trading day at $52,272 and began a downtrend that saw the price hit a low of $50,611. The leading digital currency is currently trading at $51,162, down 2% from the past day. This downturn represents potentially the most significant decline since January 22nd unless a recovery occurs.
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Despite today's decline, the overall sentiment for Bitcoin in 2024 was bullish.
The cryptocurrency managed to break through the $50,000 mark, largely due to demand for Bitcoin spot ETFs. However, it has been moving sideways since February 15, indicating a possible cooling of the bullish momentum.
A critical support level for Bitcoin is identified around the $51,000 mark and correlates with the EMA 10 or the 10-day exponential moving average. What is noteworthy is that Bitcoin has not closed below this level since January 25th.
Currently, the RSI (Relative Strength Index) shows that Bitcoin is overbought, with a value close to 70, indicating a possible shift towards market equilibrium as investors could potentially start selling BTC to make profits.
Ethereum’s reaction to market dynamics
Ethereum appears to be mirroring Bitcoin’s immediate market reaction.
The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization faced rejection at $3,000, a notable psychological hurdle, and subsequently fell 3.2% to an intraday low of $2,880. Ethereum then managed a modest recovery to $2,900.
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In contrast to Bitcoin's sideways movement, Ethereum has maintained a bullish stance throughout February and has consistently moved in an uptrend.
This resilience underscores Ethereum's robust market sentiment, driven by fundamental factors that have raised high expectations among traders: an impending network upgrade, a continued surge in DeFi activity that has reached $45 billion since October 2023 has more than doubled, and even rumors of a possible spot Ethereum ETF are being admitted in the future.
Ethereum is currently closer to its support level at $2,800, determined by its 10-day moving average price, and is not facing any immediate resistance. If Ethereum manages to recover and maintain its uptrend, the next significant resistance is expected near the $3,500 level.
Edited by Stacy Elliott.
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