Bitcoin October Slump: Fourth Worst On Record Since 2013, Per Fortune Analysis
As October comes to a close, Bitcoin (BTC) has disappointed many who had anticipated the month to be a strong one for the cryptocurrency, often referred to as “Uptober” due to its historically positive performance. Instead, Bitcoin finished the month down, creating a gap of approximately 13% from its all-time high. Historical Trends Suggest Bitcoin Could Rebound Joel Kruger, a market strategist at LMAX Group, noted that while October was a letdown compared to historical trends, it’s essential to contextualize the price movements. He remarked, “Prices have held up well overall, especially....
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While Bitcoin’s price action points to a relative scarcity of spot activity, recent on-chain data reveals an increasingly dynamic atmosphere within its futures market, especially on the Binance network. Related Reading: Bitcoin October Slump: Fourth Worst On Record Since 2013, Per Fortune Analysis Binance Dominates Futures Market As Trader Sentiment Sees Structural Shift In a recent post on the CryptoQuant platform, crypto education institution XWIN Research Japan shares insights into developments in the Bitcoin futures market, with their key focus being the Binance network. According to....
$60,000 would be a monthly record, but longstanding analysis demands a minimum of $63,000 by the start of November. Bitcoin (BTC) delivered fresh retests of $60,000 support on Oct. 31 with a matter of hours left until the crucial monthly close.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewRecord monthly close hangs by a threadData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed lackluster price action on Sunday, with BTC/USD below the "worst case scenario" for its October close.Analysts were eagerly awaiting to see if the end of the month could provide a turnaround and....
The price of bitcoin has surged past $400, gaining over 9% today at press time. Last time the CoinDesk BPI closed at over $400 was in late September, although the price briefly hit $409 in mid-October. Black October, encouraging November. For the first nine months of the year the price remained well above $400, aside from the BTC-e flash crash in August and a brief slump in April, likely caused by deposit freezes at Chinese exchanges. Gradually declining from July onwards, bitcoin reached a low of $319 on the 5th October, by far the worst month of the year in terms of price. By 14th....
The Egyptian pound recently became the latest currency from the African continent to see its value versus the greenback slump to a record low. The pound’s fall came amidst reports suggesting the Egyptian government is hoping to strike a loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within a month or two.
Egyptian Pound Still Overvalued
The Egyptian pound has become the latest African currency to depreciate to a record low versus the U.S. dollar, after it slipped to an exchange rate of 19.6736 for every greenback on October 4. Before this, the currency’s....
The industry’s largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), are enduring one of their most difficult openings to a year on record, according to a recent analysis by Fortune, with both digital assets trading sharply below their previous peaks. Bitcoin is currently down roughly 46% from its all-time high, while Ethereum has fallen about 60% from its record level. The steep declines mark what the publication describes as historically poor year-to-date performances for the assets. Bitcoin, Ethereum Lag While S&P 500, Gold Post Gains While Bitcoin and Ethereum, along with....