{"id":370656,"date":"2019-02-07T12:56:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T12:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=370656"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:44:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:44:16","slug":"research-crypto-is-weak-bitcoin-breaking-under-3100-could-see-2270","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/research-crypto-is-weak-bitcoin-breaking-under-3100-could-see-2270\/","title":{"rendered":"Research: Crypto is Weak, Bitcoin Breaking Under $3,100 Could Make $2,270 Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
After two and a half months of continual tumult, Bitcoin has finally begun to find a semblance of stability. Yet, a leading crypto trader claims that this lull will be short-lived, especially as long-term trendlines pressure crypto assets lower and lower.<\/p>\n
Mere months after Tom Lee, managing director and head of research of Fundstrat, remarked that he wouldn’t be issuing explicit, time-bound price predictions, one of his coworkers cut out some time to analyze the crypto markets. Fundstrat’s in-house chartist, Rob Sluymer, who hasn’t shied away from talking Bitcoin previously, released a note to his clients regarding his analysis of digital assets.<\/p>\n
According to Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>, who obtained a copy of the note, the New York-headquartered Fundstrat believes CryptoFX’s large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap advance\/decline indices are on track to retest their mid-December 2018 lows, with a weak technical setup no less. Specifically touching on small-caps, meaning crypto assets under the ~$60 million market capitalization threshold, Sluymer remarked that the price structure for this subset “remains weak and appears vulnerable to a pending breakdown to lower lows.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While the analyst’s comments make it sound like lower lows are inbound, there shouldn’t be an immediate cause for alarm. More specifically, the aggregate value of all non-Bitcoin cryptocurrencies is still 14.5% above the lows seen on December 14th and 15th, when the crypto sector at large\u00a0thought the sky was falling on their heads.<\/p>\n Anyhow, Sluymer went on to paint a foreboding picture for Bitcoin<\/a>. While he was hesitant to mention time frames in a bid to stay cohesive with company policy, he noted that a key price point to watch for the flagship cryptocurrency will be $3,100. In his eyes, if BTC breaks under its Q4 lows at ~$3,150, a move to $2,270 wouldn’t be unlikely, as that would indicate that the market hasn’t found a long-term floor just yet.<\/p>\n The Fundstrat head technician isn’t the only one who believes that lower lows for BTC are a possibility, if not inbound. Murad Mahmudov, a prominent trader, recently claimed<\/a> that in the following weeks, the asset could enter a state of “hell” in the coming months, especially if no noticeable uptrend is established. In fact, echoing his forecasts that NewsBTC<\/em> has covered previously<\/a>, Mahmudov drew attention to $1,700, claiming that BTC could briefly wick down to that level to establish a bottom.<\/p>\n However, both Mahmudov and Sluymer drew attention to the $4,200 price level, explaining that a move above that level could abate bearish price action for a short period at the minimum.<\/p>\n Yet, the overall tone touted by industry pundits still seems to be overtly bearish, especially as there are still scant catalysts to warrant a Bitcoin recovery off its yearly lows.<\/p>\n Although “HODLers” are likely nearing the point where surrender\u00a0\u2014 capitulation \u2014 would be in order, just three weeks back, Tom Lee took to Fox News<\/a>‘ business and finance segment to talk about Bitcoin’s long-term prospects. Surprisingly, Lee was bullish, and even mentioned a price level that he could see BTC breach, especially as the market begins to acknowledge the asset’s true value.<\/p>\nTom Lee: Bitcoin May Eclipse $25,000… Eventually<\/strong><\/h2>\n