Bitcoin trader eyes US dollar for BTC price breakout cue, Ethereum clings to $2K
No sign of a breakout as $33,000 becomes resistance overnight and altcoins trade mostly flat as a result of BTC price weakness. Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below the $33,000 mark on July 9 with a fresh price dip also putting an end to altcoin strength. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it ranged below a previous support level into Friday. Earlier in the week, $33,000 saw multiple tests but remained in place as support, this only coming undone on Thursday.
$33,000 then became involved in a form of short-term support/resistance flip, with Bitcoin unable to reclaim it and conversely seeing rejection at each attempted rally.
At the time of writing, the largest cryptocurrency traded at around $32,700, stuck in a narrow range with $32,000 as its floor. For popular trader Crypto Ed, the time was right to eye macro trends for hints as to what could happen to Bitcoin next. In particular, the U.S. dollar was on the radar — upside in the U.S. dollar currency index (DXY), currently at 92.4, should first subside in order for crypto markets to have room to breathe.
"Still keeping an eye on DXY for strength in crypto... I think not before DXY reaches red box, reverses and continues its downtrend. ~$94,= it is," he commented on the day.
As Cointelegraph often reports, DXY strength tends to be coupled with increased price pressure on Bitcoin, with the reverse also true. This inverse correlation is not fool-proof, however, with the past year seeing multiple exceptions to the rule.
Altcoins stall as Bitcoin drops
On altcoins, meanwhile, gains were muted by Bitcoin's slide lower. The top fifty cryptocurrencies by market cap saw modest losses overnight, contrasting with previous strength. Ether (ETH), the largest altcoin, likewise tracked sideways despite continued progress on its upcoming London hard fork.
As noted by trader and analyst Rekt Capital, however, price action can still target levels below $2,000 and remain "confluent" with the overall uptrend in 2021. "Lots of confluent support in the $1850-$2000 area," he added as part of various comments on Thursday.
An attack on 0.070 BTC for the ETH/BTC pair likewise ended in defeat as the week drew to a close, this itself short of major resistance at around 0.075 BTC.
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 83.6% | 25 | $57 792.76 | -3.69% | 2.25% | $1 141 693 733 484 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 75.6% | 46 | $2 287.40 | -3.90% | -1.87% | $275 265 306 406 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 92% | 1 | $0.999688 | -0.05% | -0.05% | $118 748 152 081 |  |
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| 4 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 78.8% | 33 | $533.12 | -4.39% | 3.01% | $77 800 355 328 |  |
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| 5 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 79.2% | 41 | $130.32 | -2.69% | -2.21% | $61 019 240 479 |  |
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| 6 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 90.8% | 1 | $0.999890 | 0% | -0.02% | $35 521 356 396 |  |
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| 7 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 81.2% | 36 | $0.579047 | -1.14% | 8.07% | $32 650 160 969 |  |
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| 8 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 81.6% | 28 | $0.099326 | -6.17% | -4.10% | $14 499 890 393 |  |
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| 9 |  TON |
Toncoin predictions | 72% | 59 | $5.41 | -4.58% | 4.61% | $13 699 208 585 |  |
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| 10 |  TRX |
TRON predictions | 82% | 23 | $0.148267 | -0.66% | -4.07% | $12 853 314 374 |  |
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| 11 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 80.8% | 35 | $0.329334 | -4.02% | -4.00% | $11 843 076 007 |  |
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| 12 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 90.8% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
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| 13 |  WTRX |
Wrapped TRON predictions | 94.8% | 1 | $0.116354 | -0.46% | 0.23% | $10 171 995 609 |  |
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| 14 |  WBTC |
Wrapped Bitcoin predictions | 91.6% | 1 | $65 806.83 | 0.78% | -2.68% | $10 083 957 608 |  |
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| 15 |  AVAX |
Avalanche predictions | 73.2% | 52 | $23.36 | -4.52% | -2.88% | $9 478 931 682 |  |
