Consolidation and Potential Breakout
The Bitcoin market is currently experiencing a period of consolidation, with prices hovering around the $62,000 mark. This comes after a period of significant volatility, with large transaction volume increasing by 10.9% and daily active addresses growing by 2.7%. However, transactions greater than $100,000 have decreased from 8,750 to 8,422 in a single day.
Despite the consolidation, several analysts believe that a breakout is imminent. Daan Crypto Trades sees this as another attempt to break the $62,400 level, while Jelle predicts a push higher in the next week. Both analysts cite the end of summer lull seasonality and the start of Q4 bull seasonality as reasons for their optimism.
However, CEO and Founder of Cryptoverse Benjamin Cowen warns that a labor market scare this quarter could cause Bitcoin to drop further, potentially to the 100-week SMA. This could extend the consolidation to nine months like the previous cycle. He advises investors to hedge for both outcomes.
In other news, Coinglass data reports that 41,515 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $116.77 million. Long liquidations are at their lowest since September 27th. Additionally, Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez cited CryptoQuant data that over the past six days, Bitcoin miners have sold 2,364 BTC worth $143 million.
The influence of Bitcoin as an institutional asset class is expected to be thoroughly explored at Benzinga's upcoming Future of Digital Assets event on November 19th.
Overall, the Bitcoin market is currently in a state of uncertainty. While some analysts believe that a breakout is imminent, others warn of potential downside risks. Investors should carefully consider their own risk tolerance and investment goals before making any decisions.