Bitcoin approached $65K, its highest level in five days. This achievement does not seem particularly significant against the backdrop of the impressive rally in US equity markets and the surge in precious metals prices on Wednesday. It appears that traders in the leading cryptocurrency do not consider this surge in risk appetite to be favourable for cryptocurrencies.

In previous prolonged downtrends, confident buying by a broad range of participants began after the 200-day moving average turned upwards and the price consolidated above it. This approach does not allow one to buy at the lowest price, but it optimises the duration of the drawdown, given…