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Bitcoin exchange outflows see biggest daily spike since September 2021

Bitcoin (BTC) investors are voting with their wallets as one-day outflows from major exchanges near 30,000 BTC.  Data from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant shows that on Jan. 11, 29,371 BTC left exchange order books — the most since Sep. 10. The four-month high in outflows corresponds to short-term optimism returning on Tuesday as BTC/USD bounced…
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Key on-chain metric shows Bitcoin miners in ‘massive’ BTC accumulation mode

New data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) miners are hoarding more coins than at any time in the past five months, which could be a fresh signal that the current prices are not for selling. Analyzing its miner net position change indicator on Jan. 11, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode revealed what popular Twitter account Bitcoin Archive…
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Bitcoin price surges to $43K, but traders warn that ‘real pain’ is due for altcoins

Bitcoin (BTC) fell slightly into the Wall Street open on Jan. 11 after the largest cryptocurrency failed to crack resistance above $42,000, but fresh comments from U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell appear to be providing a boost to markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin squares off at support According to Powell,…
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Bitcoin returns to $42K as bets start favoring ‘short squeeze’ higher for BTC

Bitcoin (BTC) broke through $42,000 on Jan. 11 as expectations of a fresh “short squeeze” mounted. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Short-term squeeze “reasonably likely” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it recovered from Monday’s dip to $39,600 — its first breach of the $40,000 mark since September. While short-term…
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Bitcoin drops below $40K for first time in 3 months as fear set to ‘accelerate’

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the landmark $40,000 mark for the first time since September 2021 on Jan. 10, heightening a rout that began six weeks ago. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bollinger bands step in Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD encountering predictable volatility as bears finally steered the market back…
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Bitcoin batters longs as liquidations copy May 2021 run to $30,000

Bitcoin (BTC) has dealt significant pain to bulls in recent weeks, and now, fresh data shows just how much. In a tweet on Jan. 10, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode revealed that those longing BTC had suffered a rerun of last May, when BTC/USD began to fall toward $30,000. Long traders fail to “catch the knife”…
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‘Most bullish macro backdrop in 75 years’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in a strange place — one that is eerily similar to where it was this time last year. After what various sources have described as an entire 12 months of “consolidation,” BTC/USD is around $42,000 — almost exactly where it was in week two of January 2021. The ups…
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Bitcoin performs classic bounce at $40.7K as BTC price comes full circle from January 2021

Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off what is for some a key level on Jan. 9, closely mimicking events from September 2021.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Shorters will get rekt” at $40,700 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reversing course at around $40,700 to subsequently pass $42,000. The behavior, while uninspiring for…
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Bitcoin stabilizes at $42K as key moving average break from July reappears

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated above $42,000 prior to Wall Street’s opening bell on Jan. 7 as more similarities to last year’s lows emerged. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC “very closely” mimicking May behavior Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a nervous Bitcoin market as BTC/USD avoided another retest of $40,000 support. Earlier,…
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Bitcoin may pass $30K September lows, trader warns

Bitcoin (BTC) scooped liquidity at new lows on Jan. 7 as 2022 continued to deliver uninspiring price action.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: BTC price should close above $42,400 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting its lowest levels since September overnight, reaching $40,938 on Bitstamp. The pair had initially…
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