{"id":9218,"date":"2022-03-12T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T11:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/bitcoin-threatens-38k-as-3-day-chart-hints-at-march-2020-covid-crash-repeat\/"},"modified":"2022-03-12T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T11:32:47","slug":"bitcoin-threatens-38k-as-3-day-chart-hints-at-march-2020-covid-crash-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/bitcoin-threatens-38k-as-3-day-chart-hints-at-march-2020-covid-crash-repeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin threatens $38K as 3-day chart hints at March 2020 Covid crash repeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bitcoin (BTC) further tested $38,000 overnight as the weekend began with uncertainty among traders.<\/p>\n

BTC\/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3-day chart could be “precursor” for weekly\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC\/USD circling $39,000 after several attempts to break $38,000 support.<\/p>\n

The pair had also seen a brief spurt above $40,000 Friday thanks to geopolitical developments, this nonetheless lasting a matter of minutes before the previous status quo returned.<\/p>\n

Such \u201cfakeouts\u201d to higher levels \u2014 which ended with Bitcoin coming full circle and liquidating both short and long positions \u2014 was already familiar behavior for market participants this month.<\/p>\n

Now, however, lower timeframes were beginning to show signs that a more significant downtrend could be on the horizon.<\/p>\n

\u201c3 Day BTC candles are flirting with the 200 MA for the first time since the Covid crash,\u201d analytics resource Material Indicators warned<\/a> Twitter followers on the day. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf this is a precursor to what the Weekly candle is going to do, make sure you have enough powder to take advantage of the buying opportunity that follows. That bounce can change your life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The 200-week moving average, currently just above $20,000 and still climbing, has acted as a historical bottom zone throughout Bitcoin\u2019s lifespan and has never been violated.<\/p>\n

BTC\/USD 1-week candle chart (Bitstamp) with 200MA. Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meeting it would require a drop of 50% from current spot price, and 70% from all-time highs \u2014 something which BTC\/USD has nonetheless achieved in the past.<\/p>\n

The Covid crash, for instance, saw a 60% dip in a matter of days before an equally strong reversal initiated a new price paradigm later in the year.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin remained at the mercy of stock markets during the week, meanwhile, these trending down to cap 2.9% and 3.5% weekly losses for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, respectively.<\/p>\n

Previously, popular trader Pentoshi had stated plainly that he believed a Wall Street Crash-style event could take hold of markets this year.<\/p>\n

Big and small BTC bets keep flowing in<\/h2>\n

On the plus side, whale buy-ins and smaller investor wallet growth provided reasons to be cheerful for long-term hodlers.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Bitcoin derivatives metrics reflect traders\u2019 neutral sentiment, but anything can happen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As Cointelegraph reported, 30,000 BTC left Coinbase Friday, while exchange reserves mimicked decreases seen in July and September last year \u2014 immediately before Bitcoin made significant price increases.<\/p>\n

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Big smart whale moved 24,000BTC today. Usually, transaction like this signify OTC trades. Good sign for $BTC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SLwmAGwotf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 whalemap (@whale_map) March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“10-100 BTC wallets are stacking like crazy, their supply is getting parabolic,” Lex Moskovski, CEO of Moskovski Capital, added<\/a> about wallets, citing data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. <\/p>\n

“These guys correctly sold the meat of the $10k-50k Bitcoin move.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An accompanying chart showed that the proportion of the BTC supply now held by entities \u2014 one or more wallets assumed to have the same owner \u2014 now stood at its highest in a year.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin supply proportion held by entities with a balance of 10-100 BTC annotated chart. Source: Lex Moskovski\/ Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n