How Does Bitcoin Perform In Muted Trading?

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization retreated before recovering ground later in the day. Bitcoin’s price was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, while its spot volume reduced further.

Bitcoin ‘s price late Thursday was roughly flat after dipping in earlier in the day, while spot trading volume remained muted. After a more than 4% drop on Wednesday, bitcoin’s selling pressure was mostly gone during US trading hours on Thursday despite the continued price plunge of Meta Platforms’ shares following the former Facebook’s disappointing earnings results and outlook.

A selloff on tech stocks also eased during late trading after shares of Amazon.com and Snap soared on their quarterly results.

The oldest cryptocurrency was changing hands at $37,000, roughly where it was 24 hours earlier, according to CoinDesk data. Bitcoin’s trading volume across major centralized exchanges continued to drop from a day ago.

The reduced spot trading volume has been a trend in crypto for most of January. January’s spot trading volume for the crypto market across major exchanges reached their lowest level since December 2020.

In the broader cryptocurrency market, most of alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) were also in red on Thursday. Ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, was trading at about $2,660, down approximately 1% in the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin buyers and sellers are at a stalemate, evidenced by low trading volume and muted price action over the past few days. The cryptocurrency is trading in a tight range between $35,000 support and $38,000-$40,000 resistance. Most technical indicators are neutral, which means BTC could remain in a narrow price range going into the Asia trading day.

Buyers have consistently lost ground to sellers given the persistent downtrend since November. Based on the overwhelming selling pressure, the downward-sloping 100-day moving average on the four-hour chart has been a useful gauge of downtrend resistance.

Still, initial support at $35,000 could stabilize the current pullback. Stronger support is seen around $30,000, a critical price zone that could determine a shift from a bullish to bearish price trend.