Bitcoins quiet $59,000-$60,000 range is starting to look dangerous
The token has traded in a tight band near $59,000 to $60,000 all week. The pattern echoes a calm stretch from 2024, but this one is forming below support in a falling market, and a break could open the way toward $40,000.Bitcoin has traded in a tight range around $59,000 to $60,000 for five days, a pattern analysts say is risky because it is occurring below key support levels and downward-sloping 50- and 200-day moving averages.Some analysts warn that if this consolidation breaks lower, bitcoin could slide toward $40,000.Market sentiment is being pressured by Strategys plan to potentially sell more than $1 billion of its bitcoin reserves, a stronger dollar, and a rotation of capital into U.S. stocks on optimism over AI spending. Bitcoin BTC $59,073.22 is trading in a narrow range between $59,000 and $60,000 for the fifth straight day, a quiet stretch that some analysts warn is more dangerous than it looks because of where it is happening. The range itself is normal. Bitcoin spent much of 2024, from March to October, consolidating between $55,000 and $70,000 with occasional overshoots in both directions. What makes the current setup riskier is its location, said Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPro, in