Bitcoin (BTC) Tanks Under $40,000 Once Again. Here’s What Investors Can Do

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After rising all the way to $42,000 over the last weekend, it looks like Bitcoin is losing steam once again. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is down 3% as of press time! Bitcoin is trading at $38,591 levels with a market cap of $724 billion.

The recent price volatility has got investors frustrated as Bitcoin is showing wild oscillation without confirming any particular trend. Options and algo-trader Altcoin Psycho explains what investors should be doing henceforth.

Based on the Bitcoin technical charts, if Bitcoin manages a breakout above $41,000 and holds for long, we shall be heading to $49,000 levels. On the downside, if Bitcoin crashes under $36,000 levels, the next support levels will be at $29,000.

It’s certainly not all hunky-dory for Bitcoin investors from here onwards. The social and crowd sentiment for Bitcoin is still mildly bearish. Since crypto investors/traders are much active on the social media channel Twitter, the Bitcoin sentiment remains mildly negative based on the Bitcoin social volume & ratio of positive vs. negative comments.

Courtesy: Santiment

Key On-chain Observations for Bitcoin (BTC)

The Adjusted SOPR (aSOPR) metric shows that since the May sell-off, a majority of on-chain spending has realized losses. The aSOPR value of 1 served as resistance. However, last week, the SOPR has rallied much higher with major profit realization on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Courtesy: Glassnode

With aSOPR bouncing higher, Glassnode reports that “the market has stopped realising profits (holding conviction remains) and absorbed the sell pressure”.

Another popular analyst Joseph Young explains that Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at levels back seen in February 2021. However, the futures market open interest is significantly low. As a result, Young calls it a “much healthier spot-driven recovery” and thus remains optimistic.

The way Bitcoin has remained volatile over the last few years, it’s been much difficult to predict any future price actions. However, if you’re betting on Bitcoin’s long-term future, any price levels in the range of $30,000-$40,000 could be good for accumulation.

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Bhushan Akolkar

Bhushan is a seasoned crypto writer with over eight years of experience spanning more than 10,000 contributions across multiple platforms like CoinGape, CoinSpeaker, Bitcoinist, Crypto News Flash, and others. Being a Fintech enthusiast, he loves reporting across Crypto, Blockchain, DeFi, Global Macros with a keen understanding in financial markets. 

He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills. Bhushan has a bachelors degree in electronics engineering, however, his interest in finance and economics drives him to crypto and blockchain.

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