Bitcoin panic-selling may be ending as sellers' profit margins disappear
Bitcoin's price has shown resilience despite geopolitical tensions, suggesting that panic-selling may be subsiding as marginal sellers exit the market. Data from spot Bitcoin ETFs and reduced daily selling pressure indicate a potential stabilization, though analysts warn that a full recovery requires stronger spot market demand.
Why it matters
Understanding the shift in Bitcoin market dynamics helps investors gauge whether the cryptocurrency is entering a period of consolidation or continued volatility.
The first is that bitcoin's price held steady over the weekend even as U.S.-Iran hostilities escalated and crude prices spiked on Hyperliquid. That solidity contrasts with March and April, when similar escalations between the two nations and oil rallies sent the largest cryptocurrency sliding.
"BTC held $62k through rounds of US airstrikes and a Hormuz closure, barely flinching. The weak hands look gone," said Jasper De Maere, an over-the-counter trader at Wintermute, said in an email.
The second sign comes from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Last week, they pulled in a net $197.40 million of investor money, the first net inflows after eight straight weeks of outflows.
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