Half Billion Cryptocurrency Market Bloodbath Might Start Something Ugly
With nearly $500 million in liquidations, eliminating all overleveraged positions, the cryptocurrency market is undergoing another aggressive deleveraging phase. According to data, about $492 million has been liquidated in the last 24 hours alone, with long positions bearing the brunt of the losses. This imbalance is significant because it shows that the market was overly optimistic prior to this move. Main attack vectors This unwind revolves around Ethereum and Bitcoin. After a comparatively clean short-term uptrend, Bitcoin is currently trading in the mid-$75,000 range. The stretched positioning that developed during the move is the issue, not the trend per se. The market experienced a wave of forced liquidations, rather than consolidation, as the price surged into resistance and the RSI rose into overheated territory. BTC/USDT Chart by TradingView Ethereum has a weaker, but comparable, structure. ETH rolled over and trailed Bitcoin lower after failing to break through the declining resistance zone around the $2,300-$2,400 range. Ethereum lacks the structural strength to effectively absorb shocks because, in contrast to Bitcoin, it is still trading below important moving averages. Assets in weaker technical positions typically react more violently to liquidations, and ETH is exhibiting just that. Breaking: Ripple Expands Its Presence in Middle East with New HQ XRP