Daily market update: Bitcoin holds up against $10k resistance

Bitcoin remains strong under resistance, igniting a bullish sentiment from the community who view the dip as a perfect buying opportunity.

Let’s take a look at all the latest metrics you need to inform your crypto trading. If you’re new to the world of crypto trading, take a look through our beginner’s guide to crypto trading series, starring in-depth explorations of common strategies, market analysis techniques, and more.

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All information is correct as of 11:00am SAST.

Bitcoin price

We closed yesterday, 23 September, 2020, at a price of $10,225.86 – with a daily high of $10,637.85 and a low of $10,185.77.

That’s down from a closing price of $10,538.46 the day before. On the same day last year, one bitcoin would have set you back $9,729.32.

We’re 50.90% below bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (17 December 2017).

As of today, buying bitcoin has been profitable for…

91.7% of all days since 2013-04-28.

Bitcoin volume

The volume traded yesterday was $22,986,733,997 – down from $23,621,787,804 the day before.

Market capitalisation

Bitcoin’s market capitalisation as of yesterday was $189,159,114,865, down from $194,932,197,947 the day before. To put that into context, Jeff Bezos is now worth $175 billion. This means he can only afford to buy 92.51% of all bitcoin. Better luck next time, Jeff.

Fear and Greed Index

Sentiment has remained in the fear zone at 39, down from 43 seen yesterday.

Extreme fear can be a sign that investors are too worried, which could be a buying opportunity. When Investors are getting too greedy, that means the market may be due for a correction.

Global In/Out of the money

For any address with a balance of tokens, ITB identifies the average price (cost) at which those tokens were purchased and compares it with the current price. If the current price is higher than average cost, address is ‘In the Money’. If the current price is lower than the average cost, the address is ‘Out of the Money’.

Volatility

Annualised price volatility using 365 days.

Bitcoin’s market dominance

Bitcoin’s market dominance stands at 61.94. Its lowest recorded dominance was 37.09 on 8 January, 2018.

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

The daily RSI is currently 41.67. Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience correction in price – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.

Resistance and support

What they said yesterday…

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