{"id":103563,"date":"2024-07-11T14:57:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=103563"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:57:08","slug":"bitcoin-price-slide-continues-amidst-mounting-selling-pressure-and-bearish-indicators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/bitcoin-price-slide-continues-amidst-mounting-selling-pressure-and-bearish-indicators\/07\/11\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Slide Continues Amidst Mounting Selling Pressure and Bearish Indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s price has continued its downward trajectory, reaching a four-month low as multiple factors contribute to increased selling pressure and growing concerns about a potential bear market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing refund of tokens to clients affected by the 2014 Mt. Gox hack remains a significant factor driving Bitcoin&#8217;s decline. While the exact amount of the distribution is unclear, wallets associated with the exchange moved a substantial $9 billion worth of tokens earlier this year. Additionally, the German government&#8217;s offloading of confiscated Bitcoin, estimated to be worth at least $2 billion, has added to the selling pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sharp drop in Bitcoin&#8217;s price has also raised concerns about potential selling from major miners, who may need to offload holdings to cover costs after the Bitcoin halving earlier this year reduced miner rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These factors have contributed to a significant decline in Bitcoin&#8217;s value, with the cryptocurrency losing roughly 15% of its value over the past month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Bitcoin has bounced back from last week&#8217;s low of $53,600, it remains in a technical downtrend from its March record high of $73,800. Eugene Cheung, head of institutions at Bybit, acknowledges the recent market correction but maintains optimism for the medium-term outlook. He points to the $57,000 support level as a sign of market resilience and expects a healthy reset within the ongoing bull market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, data from CryptoQuant paints a more bearish picture, suggesting that a significant price correction or even a sustained bear market could be on the horizon. The firm&#8217;s profit and loss index, currently hovering around its 365-day moving average, has historically indicated major declines when it crossed below this level. Additionally, CryptoQuant&#8217;s bitcoin bull-bear market cycle indicator is approaching a critical level that could signal a descent into a bear market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the combination of Mt. Gox refunds, German government selling, potential miner capitulation, and bearish technical indicators have created a challenging environment for Bitcoin. While some experts remain optimistic about the long-term outlook, the current market conditions suggest that further declines may be imminent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s price has continued its downward trajectory, reaching a four-month low as multiple factors contribute to increased selling pressure and growing concerns about a potential bear market. The ongoing refund of tokens to clients affected by the 2014 Mt. Gox hack remains a significant factor driving Bitcoin&#8217;s decline. While the exact amount of the distribution &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":98301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,36],"tags":[9231,9516,6867,7323],"class_list":["post-103563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-cryptocurrencies","category-market-updates","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-etfs","tag-federal-reserve","tag-sec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103564,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103563\/revisions\/103564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}