Bitcoin markets drifted a bit lower during the trading session on Monday, as the crypto currency markets continue to be sold off. We are approaching serious levels, so it will be interesting to see what happens next, but certainly this could be a dangerous place to be.
Bitcoin fell a bit against the US dollar, testing the $10,000 level on Tuesday. That’s an area that of course attract a lot of attention, especially considering that we are at roughly the 50% Fibonacci retracement level of the overall move. The market participants don’t seem to be overly interested in this market, and I believe that the lack of volume is something that we need to be concerned. If we break down below the $10,000 level, the market should go lower, perhaps reaching down to the $80,000 level, which is the major support that we have seen. Alternately, if we break above the $11,000 level on volume, we could go to the $12,000 level.
Bitcoin has also fallen against the Japanese yen, breaking below the ¥1.2 level. The market has been in a downtrend, at least over the last several days. The ¥1 million level underneath should be a target going forward, and of course a massive amount of support. Ultimately, I think that this market needs to pick up a bit more volume to be believed on a move to the upside. The ¥1.3 million level being broken to the upside should free the market to go higher, perhaps the ¥1.4 million level, and then eventually the much more substantially resistive ¥1.5 million level. Currently, crypto currencies have struggled, and I think that may continue to be the way going forward. I suspect that rallies will only end up being selling opportunities because of the lack of volume. Remember, volume is going to be crucial.
Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.