Bitcoin, Ethereum Drop, Dogecoin Flat As Weak Private Employment Report Spooks Investors: Top Trader Says 'Massive Thrust' Required To Get King Crypto's Bull Run Back On Track
Leading cryptocurrencies slid Thursday as lower-than-expected private sector job growth heightened concerns around the economy and dampened risk appetite.
Cryptocurrency
Gains +/-
Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)
-3.10%
$56,201.04
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
-3.14%
$2,376.07
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)
+0.22%
$0.09837
What Happened: Bitcoin went downhill over the past 24 hours, tumbling to an intraday low of $55,870. The leading cryptocurrency clawed back to $56,500 by late afternoon and remained rangebound.
Ethereum's choppy action also continued, as the world's second-largest cryptocurrency dipped below $2,400 after breaching the level a day before.
The total cryptocurrency liquidations exceeded $95 million in the last 24 hours, with about $72 million in bullish leveraged bets getting wiped out.
Bitcoin's Open Interest fell 2.24% in the past 24 hours, aligning with the spot price decline.
The market slipped into "Extreme Fear" for the first time in nearly a month, according to the popular Cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index, implying that investors were anxious.
Top Gainers (24-Hours)
Cryptocurrency
Gains +/-
Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. EDT)
Helium (HNT)
+6.62%
$8.34
DOGS (DOGS)
+5.20%
$0.001073
Toncoin (TON)
+4.82%
$4.82
The global cryptocurrency market fell below $2 trillion, following a contraction of 2.90% in the last 24 hours.
The S&P 500 recorded its third straight day of losses. The broad-based index slipped 16.66 points, or 0.30%, to end at 5,503.41. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.54% to close at 40,755.75. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite recovered from Wednesday's decline to close 0.25% higher at 17,127.66.
Investors weighed the weak private sector job growth in August, which fell far short of expectations.
U.S. private employers added 99,000 jobs in August, a decline from the downwardly revised 111,000 in July, and falling short of the anticipated 140,000.
Market participants were now geared up for the all-important jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, slated for Friday, to better understand the economy's health.
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Analyst Notes: Legendary trader Peter Brandt observed an "inverted expanding triangle" on Bitcoin's price chart, indicating that selling pressure was stronger than buying.
"A massive thrust into new ATHs is required to get this bull market back on track," Brandt stated.
This is called an inverted expanding triangle or a megaphone. A test of the lower boundary would be to 46,000 or so. A massive thrust into new ATHs is required to get this bull market back on track $BTC Selling is stronger than buying in this pattern pic.twitter.com/ekDZUJXXgd
— Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) September 5, 2024
Widely followed cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe noted a reversing altcoin market and expected a bull run of 2-3x over the next few months against Bitcoin's value.
The #Altcoin markets are reversing. I'm positioned into $OMNI (and under-water), but it's showing a: – Daily bullish divergence. – Reclaiming the level of early August. Expect to see a run of 2-3x in the coming 2-3 months against $BTC value –> the most important metric. pic.twitter.com/uM9v1NosnL
— Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) September 5, 2024
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The total cryptocurrency liquidations exceeded $95 million in the last 24 hours, with about $72 million in bullish leveraged bets getting wiped out.
過去24時間での総暗号通貨の清算額は9500万ドルを超え、強気のレバレッジ取引で約7200万ドルが消失しました。