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Why Is the Crypto Market Down Today?

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Updated by Ryan James
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In Brief

  • The Crypto Market Cap (TOTALCAP) fell after the short-term Relative Strength Index generated a bearish divergence.
  • Bitcoin's (BTC) price reached a new yearly high but fell afterward. It returned to a minor support area and bounced.
  • ImmutableX (IMX) has fallen since February 20, creating a lower high after two days. It is approaching Fib support.
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The Crypto Market Cap (TOTALCAP), Bitcoin (BTC), and ImmutableX (IMX) fell after the RSI generated a bearish divergence.

In the news today:

TOTALCAP Falls After Divergence

The cryptocurrency market cap has been moving upward since January 22. The increase culminated with a new yearly high of $1.95 trillion on February 20. However, the price has fallen since, reaching the $1.87 trillion support area.

A bearish divergence in the six-hour RSI (green trend line) preceded the decrease. Traders utilize the RSI as a momentum indicator to assess whether a market is overbought or oversold and whether to accumulate or sell an asset.

If the RSI reading is above 50 and the trend is upward, bulls still have an advantage, but if the reading is below 50, the opposite is true. A bearish divergence occurs when a momentum decrease accompanies a price increase. It often leads to downward movements.

If TOTALCAP breaks down from the $1.87 trillion support, it can decrease by 5% and reach the 0.382 Fibonacci support level at $1.80 trillion.

Crypto Market Cap (TOTALCAP) Movement
TOTALCAP Six-Hour Chart. Source: TradingView

Despite this bearish TOTALCAP prediction, moving above the $1.95 trillion high can trigger an 11% increase to the next resistance at $2.10 trillion.

Bitcoin Returns to Support

The Bitcoin price has also increased since January 22. The increase accelerated in February, culminating with a new yearly high of $53,000 on February 20.

However, BTC fell afterward, confirming a deviation above the previous range high (red icon), and returned to the $50,800 support. The price bounced afterward. Similarly to TOTALCAP, the downward movement was preceded by a bearish divergence in the six-hour RSI, which is now below 50. If BTC breaks down, it can fall 6% to the closest support at $48,500.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Movement
BTC/USDT Six-Hour Chart. Source: TradingView

Despite this bearish Bitcoin price prediction, moving above the yearly high of $53,000 can catalyze a 7% increase to the next resistance at $55,500.

IMX Shows Weakness

The IMX price has increased since January 23. The upward movement led to a high of $3.65 on February 20.

However, the IMX price has fallen since. Similarly to BTC and TOTALCAP, the movement was preceded by a bearish divergence in the RSI. The price created a lower high on February 22. If the decrease continues, IMX can reach the 0.382 Fib retracement support level at $2.90.

IMX Price Movement
IMX/USDT Daily Chart. Source: TradingView

Despite the bearish IMX price prediction, moving above the previous high of $3.65 can trigger a 30% increase to the next resistance at $4.20.

For BeInCryptos latest crypto market analysis, click here.

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Valdrin Tahiri
Valdrin discovered cryptocurrencies while he was getting his MSc in Financial Markets from the Barcelona School of Economics. Shortly after graduating, he began writing for several different cryptocurrency related websites as a freelancer before eventually taking on the role of BeInCrypto's Senior Analyst. (I do not have a discord and will not contact you first there. Beware of scammers)
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