Bitcoin experiences significant pullback from $102K, falling below $98K following robust US labor market data, though bullish sentiment persists with Fear and Greed Index at 66.
Bitcoin BTC $68 961 24h volatility: 4.8% Market cap: $1.38 T Vol. 24h: $45.61 B has lost the $100,000 price level after claiming it on Monday following a 3.94% price surge on the daily candle. These gains have been wiped off on Tuesday with the cryptocurrency crashing below the $2 trillion valuation, reaching a daily low of $97,153. At the time of writing, BTC trades at $97,785.84, down 4.27%.
According to the data from CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin has a market cap of $1.93 trillion and a dominance of 56.4%. The cryptocurrency rose to a daily high of $102K on Tuesday, but then hit a wall of resistance and crashed. Further retests of the $100K-$102K price zone can be expected if Bitcoin rebounds from the minor support between $96,000 and $97,000.
On the other hand, the data from Coinglass shows that a whopping $381.56 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $331.20 million in longs and $50.36 million in shorts. In the past four hours alone, over $240 million was wiped off from the market, with $216.87 million in longs and $23.12 million in shorts.
Bullish Sentiment Persists Despite $400M Liquidation
Meanwhile, the Crypto Market Fear and Greed Index remains bullish, which suggests that investors are seeking to buy the dip and add more digital assets to their bags amid this slight downturn during a broader bull run. The Index last week read a value of 48 (neutral) and has since then soared to 66 (greed).
As reported earlier, Bitcoin was on the path to $112,000 as the demand from investors rose and the United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a whopping $987.06 million on January 6th, as per SoSoValue data. The bullish sentiment also stemmed from the upcoming president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day on January 20th.
Why Did Bitcoin Crash?
Bitcoin crashed after the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported JOLTS job openings increased by 259,000 to 8.09 million in November 2024. This robust labor market data suggests fewer Fed rate cuts in 2025 as economic conditions improve.
Also, the ISM Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a monthly indicator of business activities in the US, was much better than expected. As a result, the US economy seems to be improving, which could further reduce the number of rate cuts that investors would see in 2025. Notably, rate cuts are very bullish for bitcoin because they make volatile and risky investment instruments more lucrative for retail and institutional investors.
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