• The BTC/USD has done very little during the trading session on Wednesday as we continue to simply go back and forth in a very tight range.
• Ultimately, this is a market that I think continues to see a very lackluster performance, since the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve continues to be very tight, and therefore drives up the value of the US dollar.
• If the US dollar is going to continue to be strong, then it’s very difficult for Bitcoin to take off. After all, it is priced in that very same currency.

The 50-Day EMA sits right around the $19,265 level and is dropping. Ultimately, I think this is a market that sooner or later will see resistance based on technical analysis and a simple lack of momentum. Ultimately, Bitcoin has very little in the way of interest right now, as risk appetite has been destroyed. If risk appetite is very weak, it’s difficult to imagine a scenario where a lot of institutional money is going to go flowing into the cryptocurrency. Furthermore, we are during a “crypto winter”, and in other words, very few people are paying close attention.
 

Looking to Fade Rallies

If we were to break down below the $18,000 level, I could open a move lower, but right now I think we are more likely than not going to continue to see that offer a short-term floor. If we break down below there, then it’s possible that we could go down to the $15,000 level, possibly even down to the $12,000 level. I do think that eventually, we see that type of move because quite frankly there’s no reason to believe that suddenly things are going to change. I like the idea of fading rallies, perhaps through the CFD markets because then you don’t have to worry about custody.

For a longer-term “buy-and-hold market”, you need the Federal Reserve to do something other than tightening monetary policy. They do not look very likely to do that anytime soon, so with that, I believe you got a situation where it’s a bit of a one-way trade. I believe that all crypto right now is a bit toxic, as we are during the “everything bubble” being popped across the world.

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