It was a bullish session for the crypto majors, with an end to BTC's record nine-week losing streak delivering support. Headwinds remain, however.
It was a bullish Monday session for the crypto market, with market risk appetite returning at the start of the week.
An end to a nine-week losing streak for bitcoin (BTC) set the tone, with the crypto top ten finding strong support through the morning session.
Bitcoin struck a day high of $31,740 before easing back, correlation with the NASDAQ 100 evident in the US session.
Mirroring the gains from Monday, May 30, a pullback from day highs was inevitable, with headwinds ever present.
Increased lawmaker chatter on the need for greater regulatory oversight remains a risk. There is also the ongoing SEC v Ripple case for investors to consider, though it may be some time before the case concludes.
From a more broad-based market risk sentiment perspective, sentiment towards Fed monetary policy remains a headwind. The Fed’s next monetary policy decision and forward guidance will influence ahead of any shift in the regulatory landscape.
On Monday, the total crypto market cap jumped by $63 billion to a day high of $1,277 billion before easing.
Significantly, the total market avoided a fall to sub-$1,200 billion levels for the first time in four sessions.
We continue to see a hold above the May 12 current year low of $1,082 billion as the key to any broad-based recovery.
On Monday, BTC rose by 4.84%. A move through $31,500 provided strong market support.
SOL rallied by 10.01% to lead the way. A bullish morning had seen SOL up by 16%, with a day high of $44.65, before easing back.
Across the rest of the top ten, ADA (+7.34%), DOGE (-1.82%), ETH (+2.97%), and XRP (+1.98%) also joined BTC in positive territory.
BNB bucked the trend, however, with an 1.34% loss. News of an SEC investigation into whether Binance Coin was sold as a security in 2017 weighed.
Market conditions were benign relative to last week. According to Coinglass, 24-hour liquidations stood at $165.5 million. While up from weekend levels, liquidations remained well below the $500 million levels seen midway through last week.
1-hour and 4-hour liquidations suggest an easing in selling pressure, which supported the bullish session.
At the time of writing, total liquidations over one hour stood at $1.19 million.
The markets will likely continue to keep an eye on liquidations, with any spike a test of support.
With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.