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Bitcoin Holds Up, Ethereum, Dogecoin Fall Amid Stock Market Crash: Analyst Predicts $4K For ETH Over Next Two Weeks

Author: Aniket Verma | July 24, 2024 10:10pm

Bitcoin held steady, while Ethereum slumped Wednesday as the stock market recorded its worst trading day since late 2022.

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded 8:35 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)-0.55%$65,491.11
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-3.92%$3,333.04
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)          -1.55%$0.1281

What Happened: The World's largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin was little changed after a sharp rebound to $67,000 was undone by sell-offs later. The apex cryptocurrency has trended lower this week, dropping 5.7%.

Ethereum sold off heavily, despite an impressive debut by spot ETFs in the U.S. stock market, validating some of the earlier forecasts made by analysts.

More than $250 million locked in derivatives was liquidated in the last 24 hours, with long liquidations equating to $219 million. Ethereum led the pack with $82 million in liquidations.

The slump caused a sharp decline in futures Open Interest for the two assets, with Ethereum witnessing a steeper 5.4% drop.  

Downside bets for Ethereum surged in comparison to bullish bets in the last 24 hours, signaling a bearish mood. 

The Cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index continued to flash "Greed" as of this writing.

Top Gainers (24-Hours)

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded at 8:35 p.m. EDT)
Flow (FLOW)+9.14%$0.6571
Jupiter (JUP)+4.45%$1.00
XRP (XRP)+3.67%$0.6198

The global cryptocurrency market stands at $2.37 trillion, following a drop of 1.17% in the last 24 hours.

The stock market tumbled on Wednesday, recording its worst performance since 2022. The broad market index S&P 500 fell 128.61 points, or 2.31%, to end at 5,427.13. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plunged 3.64% to close at 17,342.41. The blue-chip index Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 1.25% to finish at 39,853.87.

The slump comes following big sell-offs in shares of tech giants Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) amid their second-quarter earnings reports. Tesla plummeted 12.3% during the session, its worst since 2020, while the Google parent company declined 5%.

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Analyst Notes: Prominent cryptocurrency researcher Ali Martinez underlined the importance of $66,000 as a "crucial" support level for King Crypto, holding which would bolster its chances of rising to new all-time highs.

In an earlier X post, he noted that Bitcoin needs to cross $66,450 for the sentiment to flip bullish.

Another widely followed cryptocurrency influencer Sheldon The Sniper expressed a bullish outlook for Ethereum, stating that the corrections are just to test HODlers' resolve. "ETH to 4,000 in the next week or two," the analyst forecasted.

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