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Bitcoin and Ethereum price broke below $30,000 and $2,000 psychological levels this week after a “long squeeze” amid several factors including fresh interest rate hike fears and Binance opening staked ETH withdrawals. An over 21% fall in total crypto market volume in the last 24 hours clearly indicates selling amid volatility in the broader market. Furthermore, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell from 68 (greed) to 50 (neutral) in just a week.
Huge BTC And ETH Options To Expire April 28th
Crypto expiry on Friday, April 21 to exert further selling pressure on the crypto market. As per Deribit data, 25,000 BTC options are set to expire, with a notional value of $0.72 billion. The put call ratio is 0.7 and the max pain point is $29,000. With the price already trading below the max pain level, it weakened the bullish scenario for Bitcoin.
Meanwhile, 217,000 ETH options are about to expire, with a notional value of $0.42 billion. The put call ratio is 0.83 and the max pain point is $1,950. Ethereum price is also under pressure with the possibility of breaking below $1900.
The monthly expiry on April 28 is even larger this expiry. Thus, traders will be looking to offload amid a possible selloff at the month’s end.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Showing Weakness
Bitcoin price fell below $28,000 on Coinbase. BTC price fell 3% in the last 24 hours, continuing the downfall since Wednesday. The price is currently trading at $28,166, with a 24-hour low and high of $28,037 and $29,076, respectively.
Popular crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe asserts Bitcoin is currently showing weakness after losing one of the crucial levels. The next support level is at $27,600. If the BTC price doesn’t recover to $28,800, then a move to $26,200 can be witnessed.
Meanwhile, ETH price is trading at $1,932, down 2% in the last 24 hours. The 24-hour low and high are $1,918 and $1,979, respectively. Continued ETH withdrawals after Shanghai finally put selling pressure on Ether, with whales transferring massive ETHs to Binance and other crypto exchanges.
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