Bitcoin Price Falls To $103,000: Is This The End Of The Bull Run Or A Prequel To The Next Surge?

On Friday, the Bitcoin price experienced another flash crash, dipping toward $103,000 from $109,300. While not as alarming as the sharp decline seen on October 10, this latest downturn has ignited fresh speculation regarding the cryptocurrency’s future trajectory. A Temporary Setback? Comparisons are being made to past market crash events, such as the COVID crash in 2020 and the downturn in May 2021.

However, market expert VirtualBacon emphasizes that the current situation is fundamentally ￰0￱ expert noted that in 2020, a widespread collapse affected various assets, including stocks, gold, and ￰1￱ 2021, Bitcoin was already in a ￰2￱ contrast, today, while the Bitcoin price has faced challenges, stocks and gold are holding steady or even ￰3￱ believes that the recent struggles in the crypto market appear to stem from a unique credit event rather than a broader macroeconomic meltdown, as excessive leverage was wiped out in the ￰4￱ Reading: October 10th Crypto Crash: Expert Foresees New Wave Of Lawsuits Against ‘Manipulators’ Despite the recent volatility, VirtualBacon highlights that Bitcoin’s underlying structure remains ￰5￱ cryptocurrency recently touched the 20-week moving average and bounced back.

Moreover, the 50-week simple moving average, which resides around $102,000, has yet to be breached, even amidst this latest ￰6￱ to VirtualBacon’s analysis, until the Bitcoin price closes below the $100,000 mark, this downturn should be viewed as a correction within an ongoing bull market rather than a definitive ￰7￱ The Bitcoin Price Poised For A Recovery? Seasonality also plays a role in these trends: October typically sees chop, with altcoins lagging behind Bitcoin, while November and December are often characterized by altcoin ￰8￱ the recent flush, VirtualBacon asserted that the market dynamics have not fundamentally changed; it may have even accelerated a reset in sentiment, clearing out leverage to return to cycle lows.

Meanwhile, macroeconomic factors are quietly turning ￰9￱ forecasts indicate that two rate cuts are now priced in at 96% for the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings on October 28-29 and December ￰10￱ Reading: Bitcoin Price Slips Below $108,000: Peter Schiff Anticipates ‘Brutal’ Bear Market, CZ Responds VirtualBacon outlines a clear plan moving forward: Bitcoin is expected to consolidate between $110,000 and $125,000. A break above the $125,000 to $130,000 range could signal the start of a new altcoin season. Contrastingly, some experts, such as Doctor Profit, express a more pessimistic outlook for the Bitcoin ￰11￱ has consistently argued that the crypto prices are merely in the early stages of a bear market, which often begins with a series of false pumps followed by sharp declines, a pattern that aligns with the events of last ￰12￱ remains to be seen which direction the Bitcoin price will take ￰13￱ now, the cryptocurrency has recovered slightly from Friday’s drop to around $106,620.

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