Is Bitcoin Developing a Reversal Similar to Stocks?

Bitcoin, Alternatives to Bitcoin, and Indicators 

Bitcoin has decreased by 2.5% over the past week, closing near $29,200. Ethereum lost 10.6%, while other prominent altcoins in the top ten plummeted between 1% (Polkadot) and 14.8%. (Solana). According to CoinMarketCap, the entire market capitalization for cryptocurrencies decreased by 2.4% during the past week to $1.26 trillion. The Bitcoin dominance index increased by 1.3 points to 44.9 percent over the same time period due to the first cryptocurrency's improved performance.

By Monday, the cryptocurrency fear and greed index had decreased to 10 points. However, this decline does not account for Monday's early-morning market performance. Bitcoin has finished lower for eight consecutive weeks, representing the longest selling streak in the history of the first cryptocurrency. However, the dips over the past two weeks have been fairly tentative.

Analysis of Bitcoin Technical Data

BTCUSD again broke the $30,000 threshold on Monday morning and returned to last week's highs, breaking over the downside resistance line in a robust surge. It is premature to discuss a bullish counteroffensive until Bitcoin breaks above its horizontal resistance line since mid-May, which is $30.6K. Renewed risk appetite on the global markets fuels optimism for a comeback. The dynamics of equities and cryptocurrencies diverged significantly last week, illustrating the crypto market's weakness.

Bitcoin as a Potential Investment

As institutional players have entered the market in recent years and enhanced market liquidity, Dan Held, director of business development at crypto exchange Kraken, feels the current crypto crisis is not as bad as past ones. We would add that, due to the increased crypto market capacity, the bull cycle of 2021 has not witnessed as big of a spike as it did in 2013 and 2017, which explains the relatively low 'winter' losses. Michael Saylor, the CEO of MicroStrategy, stated he will always purchase bitcoin.

According to him, Bitcoin is the most stable asset in the current chaotic global economy. Bill Miller, the head of the investment firm Miller Value Partners, referred to bitcoin as an efficient method for gaining access to financial services regardless of military or economic conditions.

According to Deutsche Bank, regulation of cryptocurrencies would alleviate the turmoil on the crypto market.