Bitcoin traders have spent the past week bracing for the wrong kind of surprise, watching rate-cut bets evaporate as a run of firm labor data pushed the odds of a Federal Reserve hike by year-end toward 85% and dragged the 10-year Treasury yield up near 4.5%.
The bitcoin price has dropped sharply, fueling fears a massive bitcoin price crash could be about to hit the crypto market
Bitcoin had celebrated with champagne after Trump. Today, the bill arrives brutally, while traders, ETFs, and crypto gurus nervously rummage through the rubble of a vanished euphoria.
Cryptocurrency prices were mixed on Saturday, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) posting modest gains while several major altcoins diverged—an incremental shift that underscored a market leaning toward large-cap resilience amid cooling activity across DeFi, stablecoins, and derivatives. As of 12:06 p.m.
Wealthier crypto investors have been leaning into major tokens—led by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)—even as a handful of smaller altcoins flash ‘extreme oversold' readings, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) dropping into the low single digits and, in one case, to zero. The split suggests a market where high-net-worth participants are prioritizing liquidity and recognition while pockets of the long-tail altcoin market suffer disproportionately sharp drawdowns.
Bitcoin price weakness and rising open interest point to crowded leverage as traders watch for liquidations, squeeze risk, and key support.
The strong jobs data highlights the interconnectedness of crypto and traditional markets, as rate hike fears trigger widespread asset repricing. US stocks plunge as strong jobs data fuels rate hike fears, dragging Bitcoin below $62K.
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Bitcoin's Relative Strength Index just dropped to its most oversold reading since 2020.
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