The price of Bitcoin rejected $11,500 in a swift price drop alongside rising shorts on BitMEX and slumping U.S. stocks. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rapidly fell after surpassing $11,500 on Binance between Oct. 14 and Oct. 15. Within two hours, it fell to $11,280, recording a 2.3% drop. After the fall, analysts are expecting another minor pullback in the near term.
Three factors likely caused the rejection to occur include a sell-off on BitMEX, a major resistance level and the stock market pullback.
On Oct. 14, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped by 0.58%, after initially seeing a minor upsurge. As the trend of the U.S. stock market trend started to shift, Bitcoin recorded a sharp decline. Within 15 minutes, BTC saw a 1.15% drop from $11,518 to $11,370.
According to the data from Skew, the correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 has increased in recent weeks. In contrast, the realized correlation between BTC and gold has declined considerably in the last three weeks.
The data suggests that Bitcoin is currently perceived more as a risk-on asset over a safe-haven asset. Whether that leaves BTC vulnerable for a pullback amidst a stock market downturn in the fourth quarter remains to be seen after a strong Q3.
Some on-chain analysts spotted a spike in selling pressure coming from BitMEX, with major market shorts coming through. Before the initial drop from $11,540 to $11,280 occurred, many multi-million dollar short contracts appeared on BitMEX.
Consequently, the open interest of BitMEX rose from around $397 million to $414 million, when the price drop happened.
The repeated rejection from the $11,500 area has turned it into a technical resistance level in the short term. Following the struggle of BTC to break above $11,500, traders have started to ponder the possibility of a drop below $10,900.
Michael van de Poppe, a full-time trader at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, said the $11,300 support zone remains the most critical level. A drop below it could send BTC to $10,600, Poppe said, explaining:
“The view remains the same. Holding here and the market might continue moving upwards. Losing this area and I'll target $10,900 and $10,600 next.”
Still, the medium-term prospect of Bitcoin remains positive, buoyed by optimistic on-chain indicators. Researchers at Glassnode found that 14% of the BTC supply is held in accumulation addresses.
The rising number of investors holding onto Bitcoin, likely for a longer-term investment strategy, is a significant catalyst for BTC heading into 2021. The researchers said:
“Bitcoin accumulation has been on a constant upwards trend for months. 2.6M $BTC (14% of supply) are currently held in accumulation addresses. Accumulation addresses are defined as addresses that have at least 2 incoming txs and have never spent BTC.”
The confluence of repeated rejections from the same resistance level depicts a weakening short-term trend. But in the upcoming months, various on-chain data points suggest the likelihood of a strong market recovery.
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Bitcoin predictions | 88.8% | 13 | $23 413.14 | -1.75% | -4.18% | $447 764 695 466 | ||
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Ethereum predictions | 72.4% | 57 | $1 845.31 | -2.60% | -1.73% | $225 145 169 054 | ||
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Tether predictions | 96% | 1 | $1.000076 | 0% | -0.03% | $67 571 079 284 | ||
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USD Coin predictions | 93.6% | 1 | $1.000023 | 0.03% | 0% | $53 165 653 780 | ||
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Binance Coin predictions | 66% | 64 | $307.60 | -2.68% | -6.84% | $49 626 608 205 | ||
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XRP predictions | 89.2% | 10 | $0.375266 | -0.85% | -1.33% | $18 529 753 729 | ||
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Cardano predictions | 79.6% | 30 | $0.539617 | -3.37% | 0.14% | $18 311 373 252 | ||
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Binance USD predictions | 91.6% | 1 | $1.000284 | 0.07% | 0.03% | $18 290 625 677 | ||
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Solana predictions | 82.4% | 33 | $40.93 | -5.16% | -7.86% | $14 278 599 462 | ||
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Dogecoin predictions | 80.4% | 28 | $0.081309 | -3.94% | 13.97% | $10 787 373 078 | ||
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Lido stETH predictions | 91.2% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 | ||
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HEX predictions | 66.8% | 67 | $0.058800 | -4.07% | -5.94% | $10 196 581 754 | ||
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Polkadot predictions | 72.4% | 54 | $8.49 | -3.98% | -9.51% | $9 404 789 562 | ||
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SHIBA INU predictions | 74.8% | 45 | $0.000015 | -5.46% | 20.74% | $8 193 283 954 | ||
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Avalanche predictions | 66.8% | 63 | $25.90 | -5.15% | -12.32% | $7 381 113 738 |
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