Bitcoin is near March lows. What's happening?
At the start of Monday, Bitcoin's price temporarily fell below $42K, losing more than 3.5% from Sunday's peak value. This is clear evidence of a pressure between bullish retail traders and professional bidders who sold risky assets in response to pressure on stock prices. By the start of the day on Monday, the crypto-currency fear and greed index had lost 2 points to 32, settling in the fear territory.
Altcoins went down
According to CoinMarketCap, the total capitalization of the crypto market decreased by 2% to 1.95B in a day. This clearly reflects the increased pressure on weaker altcoins due to the curtailment of risk demand. The share of bitcoin in the capitalization of the entire crypto market is now 41.3% (+0.6 points in 7 days and +0.3 in a day).
In total, BTC has been losing 1% over the past 24 hours and 8.5% over the week. Ethereum is down 2% and 9% in the last 7 days, and top altcoins fell in price by 1.3% (Dogecoin) and up to 7.4% (Terra).
Why cryptos are correlating with Nasdaq
The crypto market is again increasing its correlation with the dynamics of stocks, or rather, it is guided by the high-tech Nasdaq index. This relationship is easily explained by the fact that in both cases, investors are betting on a progressive idea and not on a stable income.
The original plan, in which cryptocurrencies would become an alternative haven for capital outside of the traditional banking system. As it turns out, crypto exchanges value the idea of legally earning commissions on transactions and on the placement of tokens much more than the original off-system and apolitical approach.
Thus, the cryptocurrency market is increasingly becoming a platform for the assets of ever smaller projects in the technology sector. There is nothing wrong with this in the long run, but right now, such a direct correlation with stocks can do a disservice. Against the backdrop of tightening monetary policy, stocks are under increased pressure. Amid deteriorating sentiment, bitcoin dropped to a 50-day moving average near $42K. Fixing below this level may open a direct path to the area of March lows near $38K.
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 95.6% | 2 | $26 889.42 | 1.99% | 1.21% | $524 310 325 162 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 90.8% | 5 | $1 650.74 | 2.84% | 3.91% | $198 478 152 971 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 93.6% | 1 | $0.999955 | 0.08% | 0% | $83 272 842 471 |  |
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| 4 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 92% | 4 | $214.70 | 1.20% | 1.50% | $33 030 424 118 |  |
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| 5 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 88.4% | 9 | $0.510427 | 2.17% | 0.06% | $27 212 086 699 |  |
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| 6 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 93.2% | 1 | $1.000039 | 0% | 0.01% | $25 590 467 629 |  |
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| 7 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 95.6% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
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| 8 |  WTRX |
Wrapped TRON predictions | 84.4% | 24 | $0.088655 | 3.98% | 6.67% | $9 014 096 765 |  |
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| 9 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 92.4% | 6 | $0.250264 | 2.34% | 2.20% | $8 791 380 177 |  |
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| 10 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 93.6% | 5 | $0.061430 | 1.36% | -0.17% | $8 673 848 320 |  |
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| 11 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 87.2% | 20 | $20.19 | 4.78% | 3.31% | $8 336 099 498 |  |
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| 12 |  TRX |
TRON predictions | 87.2% | 22 | $0.087251 | 2.02% | 4.97% | $7 772 636 407 |  |
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| 13 |  TON |
Toncoin predictions | 59.2% | 84 | $2.21 | 3.04% | -4.14% | $7 584 120 041 |  |
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| 14 |  DAI |
Dai predictions | 93.2% | 1 | $0.999735 | -0.01% | 0.01% | $5 346 471 546 |  |
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| 15 |  DOT |
Polkadot predictions | 88.4% | 7 | $4.07 | 1.85% | 1.21% | $5 003 217 488 |  |
