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GM. Crypto market prices bounce after Fed meeting on interest rates. Current Bitcoin price is $66,970. Bitcoin halted the past week’s decline with a strong bounce from the low of $60,800.
Past 24hr performance
What Just Happened
- Federal Reserve keeps interest rates and rate cut outlook steady for this year.
- World’s largest pension fund explores diversifying into Bitcoin.
- UN says half of North Korea’s foreign currency gains came from hacks and crypto attacks
- Coinbase to launch futures trading for dogecoin, litecoin and bitcoin cash.
What’s Happening Now
Bitcoin is up 8.27% in the past 24hrs at a current price of $66,970. So far this year Bitcoin is now up +58.91%
Ethereum is up 11.61% in the past 24hrs, while Solana outperformed BTC and ETH as it is up 13.72%
Bitcoin: Despite the overnight pump, Predator Thermal Vision remains bearish to neutral on higher timeframes.
Ethereum: Predator Thermal Vision is bullish on most timeframes with the exception of the Daily and 30 minute timeframes.
FOILS metrics: For both Bitcoin and Ethereum on daily timeframe, Open Interest and Long/Short Ratio are bullish while funding rates are neutral.
Near Resistance
While Bitcoin has bounced strongly from the low $60k’s area, we note that Sniper resistance is up ahead around the big number of $70,000.
Support is down at $59,750 and $51,600.
What’s Next
Long-term trend outlook:
Predator indicator on the weekly timeframe currently has a chop candle (circle above it) with an amber colour change indicating a potential change in trend.
Macro calendar key events over the next 7 days:
- Thursday 21st March: UK: BoE Interest Rate Decision.
- Friday 22nd March: US: Fed Chair Powell Speaks
- Monday 25th March: US: New Home Sales (Feb)
- Thursday 28th March: US: GDP (QoQ) (Q4)
- Thursday 28th March: US: Initial Jobless Claims
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