Is The Bitcoin Surge Due To An External Reason? What The Data Suggests
August 11 2022 - 09:00AM
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The world’s first and largest cryptocurrency is making gallant
steps towards the greens in a recent outturn of events. Bitcoin is
experiencing a sharp rise in price within its market. Recent
trading activities got BTC’s price to hit the $24,000 mark. This
creates a positive record for the top cryptocurrency across the
industry. Though Bitcoin is making a tremendous improvement in
value, its number of active addresses seems to be downtrend. The
sudden growth in price for BTC likely has little connection with
the overview of the crypto market. This upward trend occurs due to
external pushes that spiked the price. But the irony is that there
is no notable rise in the number of its active wallets. Related
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Records from on-chain reports show that Bitcoin’s number of active
wallets is relatively low. Crypto Quant, an on-chain analytics
firm, gave its data indicating a downward move for the active
addresses. It reports that new contracts are emerging in the
futures market as prices keep surging. This contradicts the current
trend in the crypto futures market that depicts increasing
momentum. Since the spike is not from an internal influence, the
sustainability of the present positive pressure and price rise is
quite unclear. With new contracts opening, the futures market is
experiencing higher crypto prices. Also, cryptocurrency short-term
investors are taking up positions within the futures market. Such
activities are invariably creating spikes in prices. Hence, the
significant market price increase is the final outplay of the
sudden rise in buying positions. Possible Reversal On Bitcoin
Short-Term Speculation Additionally, the speculations on the short
term in the futures market could make for a fast reversal at any
point. Such indications could twist prices in the future in any
direction. The report from analytics firm Crypto Quant also
confirms that using directional bets at the moment as it concerns
vital macro data poses increasing doom. There are high
possibilities of swift directional change in the short term. Hence,
the importance of achieving sustainability would depend more on
risk management. Currently, the value of BTC is slightly above
$24,000. The impact of macroeconomic activities during the week
could trigger volatility in the Bitcoin price. Also, the U.S.
inflation data, due on Wednesday, has a role in the overall
outcome. Related Reading: Monero Faces Pressure In Keeping Upward
Pace – Will XMR Overcome Resistance? Conversely, there seems to be
a more accurate indication of the BTC price forecast for August.
According to the community predictions, Bitcoin could hit the
$28,000 level by the end of the month. Featured image from Pixabay,
chart from TradingView.com
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