Bitcoin (BTC) saw a welcome break from downside at the Wall Street open on April 13 as United States equities opened in the green.
Sub-$39,000 Bitcoin price target remains
Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD climbing to local highs of $40,965 on Bitstamp as trading began on April 13, its best in over 24 hours.
After a frustrating rangebound period, volatility to the upside was a relief for support levels previously in danger of collapsing.
Traders, however, were not overly optimistic, having eyed lower entry levels for a potential long position.
popular trader Crypto Ed was also risk-off in tone on the day, previously forecasting a relief bounce before a deeper correction under $39,000.
“I expect a move, let’s say, towards $41,000 and then I think most likely we do get that extra leg to the downside,” he said in a YouTube update published subsequently.
Ed added that the scenario would be invalidated should BTC/USD manage to hold above the $40,500 mark. At the time of writing, the pair was continuing to move towards the $41,000 target.
Macro triggers remained familiar, these coming in the form of inflation after April 12’s U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) readout of 8.5% for March, its highest since 1981. In the United Kingdom, the CPI quickened to 7%, a 30-year high, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Sentiment on the move from 6-week lows
Traders seemed prepared for the bounce, with data showing modest position liquidations for both longs and shorts over the past 24 hours.
The dip below $40,000 had conversely cost market participants dearly, with liquidations passing $500 million fueled by longs.
At the same time, sentiment was rising, as calculated by the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, this having reached 20/100 or “extreme fear” on April 12. Such a low sentiment score was last recorded in late February.
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