Signs suggest the Bitcoin price rally is overextended
It’s a classic euphoria setup on Bitcoin markets Thursday as traders flip long BTC in ever larger numbers. Bitcoin (BTC) faced fresh doubts over the strength of its bull run on Oct. 7 as analysts eyed a potential reversal of Wednesday’s short squeeze. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it hovered near $54,000 after failing to establish support at the $55,000 mark.
The previous day had seen an abrupt surge to highs of $55,700 for Bitcoin, which was accompanied by major buying pressure. As funding rates flip positive across exchanges, however, concerns on Thursday focused on what could end up being an opposing move lower. Funding rates turning overly positive suggest that the market is expecting further upside and that significant value is long BTC. Under such circumstances, a mass unwinding of positions could hasten and intensify a downward move, should it begin.
The mood among investors was echoed by sentiment data, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index hitting 76/100 on the day, representing “extreme greed.” “Investors are extremely greedy towards BTC right now,” trader and analyst Rekt Capital warned.
Preparing for profit-taking
While under $10,000 from all-time highs at one point, Bitcoin additionally faces significant resistance levels at $58,000, $60,000, and more on the way to returning to price discovery. As Cointelegraph reported, October is slated to close just below the highs, while November could see a return to lower levels before a December finale obliterates current records.
Nonetheless, longtime market participants are already advising an exit strategy this week, among them John Bollinger, creator of the popular Bollinger Bands trading indicator.
Bollinger bands track upward and downward volatility of an asset and are currently hinting that calmer conditions should prevail. When the bands narrow, however, volatility follows. Altcoins, meanwhile, are not expected to deliver definitive cycle gains until next year.
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 74% | 54 | $67 706.14 | 1.90% | 2.01% | $1 335 948 390 898 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 76.8% | 47 | $3 281.21 | 3.63% | -6.52% | $394 494 751 413 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 95.6% | 1 | $1.000129 | 0.02% | -0.04% | $114 343 982 006 |  |
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| 4 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 68% | 71 | $181.98 | 4.78% | 7.02% | $84 550 065 137 |  |
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| 5 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 78% | 41 | $579.05 | 1.11% | -1.52% | $84 500 124 655 |  |
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| 6 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 92% | 1 | $1.000181 | 0.02% | 0.02% | $34 131 195 324 |  |
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| 7 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 60% | 86 | $0.603888 | 0.68% | 5.26% | $33 794 079 216 |  |
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| 8 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 71.6% | 55 | $0.134321 | 7.26% | 7.04% | $19 514 149 036 |  |
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| 9 |  TON |
Toncoin predictions | 82% | 30 | $6.68 | 0.78% | -8.51% | $16 800 802 508 |  |
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| 10 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 76.8% | 49 | $0.414814 | 3.90% | -4.75% | $14 893 010 858 |  |
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| 11 |  TRX |
TRON predictions | 88% | 18 | $0.137564 | 1.55% | 2.08% | $11 976 532 574 |  |
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| 12 |  AVAX |
Avalanche predictions | 75.2% | 40 | $28.71 | 5.33% | 1.85% | $11 334 689 323 |  |
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| 13 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 92.8% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
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| 14 |  WTRX |
Wrapped TRON predictions | 93.2% | 1 | $0.116354 | -0.46% | 0.23% | $10 171 995 609 |  |
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| 15 |  WBTC |
Wrapped Bitcoin predictions | 92.8% | 1 | $65 806.83 | 0.78% | -2.68% | $10 083 957 608 |  |
