Bitcoin falls toward $80K and prints ‘death cross’ as US stocks mimic 2020 COVID-19 crash

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Bitcoin falls toward $80K and prints ‘death cross’ as US stocks mimic 2020 COVID-19 crash

Well, well, well, look who’s going down in flames! 🚀 Bitcoin (BTC) hit new monthly lows at the April 3 Wall Street open, and it’s not looking pretty. 💔

Bitcoin gives early April gains as stocks plummet 🤯

Data from CryptoMoon Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed the first trip below $82,000 for BTC/USD since the start of the month. And let me tell you, it’s a doozy! 🤯

After initially surging as high as $88,580 as the US government unveiled reciprocal trade tariffs, Bitcoin soon ran out of steam as the reality of the stronger-than-expected measures hit home. Yeah, that’s what I call a “short-squeeze”! 🤣

US stocks then followed, with the S&P 500 down over 4% on the day at the time of writing. And let me tell you, it’s a beautiful thing! 🌊

“Today’s -3.7% drop puts the S&P 500 on track for its largest daily decline since the 2020 pandemic lockdowns,” trading resource The Kobeissi Letter wrote in part of a reaction on X. That’s what I call a “market correction”! 😂

“Since the after hours high at 4:25 PM ET yesterday, the S&P 500 has erased nearly $3 TRILLION in market cap.”

And then, US initial jobless claims came in below estimates, at 219,000 versus the anticipated 228,000, per data from the US Department of Labor (DoL). Yeah, that’s what I call a “good news”! 😊

“The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised up by 250 from 224,000 to 224,250,” an official press release stated. Yeah, that’s what I call a “boring”! 😴

Stronger labor market trends are traditionally associated with weaker risk-asset performance as they imply that policymakers can keep financial conditions tighter for longer. Yeah, that’s what I call a “recipe for disaster”! 🌪️

Data from CME Group’s FedWatch Tool nonetheless continued to see markets favor an interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve at the June meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Yeah, that’s what I call a “Fed-fueled frenzy”! 🤪

“As recession odds rise, markets think that the Fed will be forced to cut rates as soon as next month,” Kobeissi added. Yeah, that’s what I call a “Fed-fueled freakout”! 😱

Bearish BTC price action could last “3-6 months” 🤯

BTC price action predictably continued to disappoint on short timeframes as $80,000 support became uncomfortably close. Yeah, that’s what I call a “price drop”! 💸

“Stair step up then elevator down,” popular trader Roman summarized in part of his latest X analysis. Yeah, that’s what I call a “market mystery”! 🤔

Market commentator Byzantine General flagged short positions increasing across major crypto pairs, concluding that tariffs would ensure that lackluster conditions would continue. Yeah, that’s what I call a “short-squeeze”! 🤣

“I could see a stop hunt below the local lows before a pump to squeeze shorts, then probably more chop that slopes downward,” he told X followers. Yeah, that’s what I call a “market mayhem”! 🌪️

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Onchain analytics firm Glassnode had more bad news. According to their data, Bitcoin printed a new “death cross” involving the convergence of two midterm moving averages (MAs). Yeah, that’s what I call a “bearish sign”! 🚨

“An onchain analogue to the Death Cross has emerged. The 30-day volume-weighted price of $BTC has crossed below the 180-day, signaling weakening momentum,” an X post announced. Yeah, that’s what I call a “market meltdown”! 🌪️

“Historically, this pattern preceded 3–6 months of bearish trends.”

Earlier this week, Glassnode observed that speculative sell-offs in recent months have fallen considerably short of volumes traditionally associated with blow-off BTC price tops. Yeah, that’s what I call a “market mystery”! 🤔

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2025-04-03 19:23