In a 37% drop, Bitcoin closed below its 200-week moving average for the first time. Not only did we not see a rebound in retail action over the weekend, but an intensified sell-off sent the exchange rate below 2017 peak levels at $19.6K. At one point on Saturday, the price was down to $17.6K, disproving the idea that you can't lose money owning Bitcoin for over four years.
Bitcoin last week posted its highest decline since March 2020 on the back of a continuing fall in stock indices and a higher-than-expected US Federal Reserve key rate hike. At the weekend, BTC broke through the previous market cycle high of $20,000, which has never happened before.
Ethereum lost 20.5% in seven days. After bottoming at $900 on Saturday night, the second cryptocurrency has now settled near $1070.
An essential characteristic of the crypto market was that altcoins were sidelined. Except for BNB (-12% for the week), we note either flat movements (XRP, Doge) or strengthening (Solana, Polkadot).
