The Crypto Market Has Fallen Victim to the Safe-haven Demand

The Crypto Market Has Fallen Victim to the Safe-haven Demand

Bitcoin’s Drop Below Moving Averages Indicates Bearish Trend

The financial markets have been under pressure due to the trend of moving out of risky assets as government bond yields rose, said Alex Kuptsikevich, the FxPro senior market analyst. Cryptocurrencies seemed to be immune to this trend for a while, but last week, there was a switch to a sell-off mode amid rising US Treasury yields to 16-year highs and fears about China’s debt problems.

Crypto market capitalisation fell 9.7% last week to stabilise at $1.058 trillion, finding buyers on dips below $1.05 trillion. Technically, the market is still above the previous local lows of June, giving hope for a continued uptrend. However, it is worrying that July’s highs are lower than April’s.

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Bitcoin weekly chartBitcoin closed the week with a notable drop below its 200-week and 200-day moving averages, signalling a shift to a bearish trend. From current levels near $26.0K, the following area of decline appears to be the last pivot area at $24.7K.

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