Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Close Out Strong Week On A High: 'Play Offense,' Says Bullish Trader

Zinger Key Points
  • Global cryptocurrency market capitalization is trading 0.2% higher at $2.42 trillion.
  • Traders are bullish on the "seasonally most bullish quarter" coming up.

Cryptocurrency markets are finishing the week on a high, with Bitcoin peaking past $66,000 in midday trading.

CryptocurrencyPrice    Gains +/-
Bitcoin BTC/USD $65,934 +1.1%
Ethereum ETH/USD $2,705 +1.9%
Solana SOL/USD $158.59 +1.3%
Dogecoin DOGE/USD $0.1246 +5.3%
Shiba Inu SHIB/USD $0.00002052 +10.9%

Notable Statistics:

  • IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 3.7% and daily active addresses rising by 1.3% for Bitcoin.
  • According to Coinglass data, 63,487 traders liquidated in the past 24 hours for $139.18 million, with $85 million being short liquidations.

Notable Developments:

Top Gainers:

CryptocurrencyPrice    Gains +/-
Notcoin NOT/USD $0.01048  +21.9%
Bonk BONK/USD $0.00002302 +12.2%
Pepe PEPE/USD $0.00001062 +12.1%

Trader Notes: Analyst Benjamin Cowen sees ETH moving up to its bull market support band, which would constitute a move to the $2,900s.

Altcoin Psycho feels emboldened by the recent uptrend, saying it is time to “play offense.” he has bought several undisclosed altcoins and will “check back” in 4 to 8 weeks.

Trader Tyrogue implies that retail investors will soon get interested in meme coins again due to the unit bias. He thinks they will wonder “what if this coin went to $1?” and buy accordingly.

Smileycapital thinks several fundamental factors are aligning for crypto to go higher:


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