The rising Dollar is a threat to the crypto
Market overview
The crypto market capitalisation lost almost 3% in 24 hours, hitting a sell-off after a surge to historic highs at the start of the week. Such pullbacks have become a frequent occurrence in the crypto market – an important consequence of the growing number of professional cryptocurrency traders who take profits on the way up.
Bitcoin lost more than 4% during Tuesday’s active US session, barely holding above $120k. It stabilised on Wednesday at the start of the day in the $121-122K range, turning July’s resistance area into support. On the buyers’ side, gold and stock indices are at historic highs. However, we also note the strengthening of the dollar index to its highest levels since early August. If this becomes a…
