Bitcoin Hovers Around $63,000 Amidst US Stock Market Dip
Quick Look
- Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $63,000 as US stock markets, led by chip companies, experience a downturn.
- Despite the market correction, Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows, and John Bollinger noted a potential long-term reversal pattern.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Bitcoin price action is cooling after reaching two-week highs, coinciding with a dip in US stock markets, particularly chip stocks. SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 is also noted.
Bitcoin (BTC) circled $63,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as chip companies led a dip in US stocks.
Key points:
Bitcoin attempts to hold $63,000 after seeing its highest levels in two weeks.
US stock markets see a correction on the day SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100.
Bollinger Bands creator John Bollinger continues to eye a long-term BTC price reversal.
BTC price comes off two-week highs as US stocks fall
Data from TradingView showed BTC price action cooling after a trip to $64,660 — its highest point since June 22.
BTC/USD one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
BTC/USD surfed a comedown in US equities, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 down 0.6% and 2.1%, respectively, at the time of writing. Chip stocks led the sell-off, with Micron Technologies, whose earnings were highly anticipated last month, down over 9%.
Micron Technologies stock one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
At the same time, Tuesday was due to see SpaceX added to the Nasdaq 100 after its own stock turbulence in late June.
“This marks the fastest inclusion into the Nasdaq 100 in the index’s history,” trading resource The Kobeissi Letter noted in its latest commentary on X.
US spot Bitcoin ETF net flows (screenshot). Source: Farside Investors
Fresh from a second day of net inflows to the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), BTC/USD managed to avoid a major comedown.
“Correlation to the Nasdaq just flipped to +0.72 from -0.87 in the matter of days last week,” trader Daan Crypto Trades reported on X.
“That's the difference between trading like a complete hedge/inverse and trading like a high beta tech stock. Right now we're back to the middle on the 4H timeframe.”
BTC/USDT futures (Binance) four-hour chart. Source: Daan Crypto Trades/X
Commentator Exitpump was conservative on low time frames, expecting a “rounding topping structure” and further downside next.
“The next correction on S&P should mark the true $BTC bottom according to history,” trader Killa suggested.
“Lets see if we repeat, 2015, 2018 & 2022.”
S&P 500 chart data. Source: Killa/X
Bollinger: "We are at a critical point"
In recent X discussions, meanwhile, John Bollinger, creator of the Bollinger Bands volatility indicator, had some more positive news for Bitcoin bulls.
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As Cointelegraph reported, Bollinger was eyeing a “W”-shaped reversal pattern currently in the process of confirmation on daily time frames.
Last week, he queried whether its latest iteration could end up canceling the BTC price downtrend altogether.
“We are at a critical point,” he added on Monday.
“In a bear market bullish setups break and in a bull market bearish setups break. So if this W pattern is successful I would see it as a confirmation of a change in trend.”
BTC/USD one-day chart with Bollinger Bands. Source: John Bollinger/X
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Further downside for BTC if S&P 500 correction repeats historical patterns.
Possible · Short term
Confirmation of a trend change for BTC if the 'W' pattern is successful.
Possible · Medium term
Open Questions
- Will Bitcoin sustain its current price level?
- What is the long-term impact of the stock market correction on BTC?
- Will Bollinger's predicted W-shaped reversal pattern confirm a trend change?
