Why Is Bitcoin Falling? Analysts Attribute the $4 Billion Drop to Panic Among Holders!
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Bitcoin experienced a decline of around 9%, dropping to $90,000 as short-term holders engaged in $4 billion worth of panic selling.
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Historical trends suggest analysts anticipate a potential recovery following the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
The price of Bitcoin [BTC]
dropped by 9% over the last few days, from an all-time high (ATH) of $99,500 to $90,700. Analysts attribute this decline to panic selling among short-term holders (STH) and the impact of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
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What led to Bitcoin’s drop?
Analysts largely blamed panic selling by STHs (short-term investors) for a major part of the dip observed on November 25 and November 26. span > p >
Crypto analyst James Van Straten span >
emphasized that short-term holders offloaded nearly $4 billion worth of BTC during this period — surpassing even August’s unwinding carry trade. span > p >
Source: Glassnode,
The recent U.S. Thanksgiving holiday may have also played a role in these market movements. Alex Thorn from Galaxy Digital made an interesting observation about BTC’s behavior during past Thanksgivings. span > p >
> Span : “Remembering about Thanksgiving dump back in2020?” It saw Bitcoin plummet17 % betweenWednesday ,November25andFriday ,November27ofthat year .Theprice later increased overthreefoldinjustmonths following that event.
> Span=””> Thorn indicated through historical analysis that following its recent9 % drop ,BTC may also be nearingitslocal bottom duringThanksgiving .Straten echoedthese sentiments too noting thathistoricalpatterns display BTC tendingto retrace withrespectto realizedpricespost sell-offs.Hesaid :
“Asetup-quite reminiscentofQ42020-waspresentalongsideamassiveflushoutduringtheThanksgivingharvestperiodof2021.” Shortly thereafter,$BTC skyrocketedfrom$10Kto$60Kinjustafewmonths—sustainedpullbacksleveragedrealizedSThpricingforreboundpoints.”
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