Leading cryptocurrencies dipped on Tuesday, even as the stock market lifted to record highs.
| Cryptocurrency | Gains +/- | Price (Recorded at 7:45 p.m. ET) |
| Bitcoin BTC/USD | -0.14% | $95,525.86 |
| Ethereum ETH/USD | -1.96% | $2,674.93 |
| Dogecoin DOGE/USD | -2.19% | $0.2515 |
What Happened: Bitcoin plummeted to a two-week low of $93,388.83, breaking out of its rangebound price pattern.
Ethereum fell to an intraday low of $2,606.90 before recouping losses later in the evening.
Bitcoin's dominance rose above 60%, while Ethereum accounted for a 10.3% share of the cryptocurrency market.
Cryptocurrency liquidations soared to $344.95 million in the last 24 hours, with over $278 million in upside bets getting erased.
Bitcoin's Open interest rose by 1.12%. A rise in Open Interest, coinciding with a price decline, indicated the opening of new short positions.
That said, over $800 million in short positions will be liquidated if Bitcoin reclaims $100,000.
Market sentiment flipped into the "Fear" zone, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, potentially leading to an increase in short positioning.
Top Gainers (24-Hours)
| Cryptocurrency | Gains +/- | Price (Recorded at 7:45 p.m. ET) |
| Maker (MKR) | +9.72% | $1,416.27 |
| Litecoin (LTC) | +7.94% | $131.74 |
| Bittensor (TAO) | +5.61% | $377.66 |
The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $3.14 trillion, contracting by 0.90% in the last 24 hours.
Stocks rallied sharply on the first trading day of the week. The S&P 500 lifted 0.24% to close at a record high of 6,129.58. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was comparatively muted, adding 10.26 points, or 0.02%, to end at 44,556.34. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.07% to close at 20,041.26.
The Federal Reserve will release last month's meeting minutes on Wednesday, helping investors further understand the central bank's position on interest rates.
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Analyst Notes: Leading on-chain analytics firm Santiment noted a sharp decline in the Ethereum network's average fees, describing it as a "good sign" for mid-term and long-term price outlooks.
"Just as extremely high fees can sometimes push traders away or cause short-term corrections, extremely low fees (like we’re seeing now) will often incentivize users back and allowing the network’s utility to rise to a prosperous rate," the analyst stated.
Well-known cryptocurrency expert and trader Ali Martinez highlighted levels of interest on Bitcoin's price chart.
"Bitcoin faces a supply wall of 1.88 million BTC at $97,000, while support at $94,500 is backed by just 695,000 BTC. This imbalance could play a key role in the next move," Martinez predicted.
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