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Bitcoin Price Outlook: Key $60,000 Support Level Could Trigger Downside
- Bitcoin’s 16% sell-off this month is testing a key support level around $60,000.
- This support level is reinforced by Bitcoin’s 200-day moving average of just under $58,000.
- A break below $60,000 could lead to a 15% decline to the next support level at $51,500.
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Bitcoin’s steady decline this month has caused the cryptocurrency to test an important support level that could ultimately give way to a more painful sell-off.
Bitcoin fell 4% on Monday and is down 16% from its June 7 high of nearly $72,000, hitting an intraday low of around $60,000 on Monday.
According to Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton, $60,000 represents a key threshold that should serve as support for the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency.
But if that doesn’t happen, and bitcoin decisively drops below $60,000, it suggests the token could continue its descent towards its next support level around $51,500.
“Support is now reinforced by the 200-day MA, giving it more importance,” Stockton said in a note to clients on Monday.
Bitcoin’s rising 200-day moving average stands at just under $58,000.
“There are no ‘Buy’ signals, so we would wait for support to be found in bitcoin. If a breakdown occurs, it would put the next support near $51,500,” Stockton said.
A further decline to $51,500 would represent a potential drop of around 15% from current levels and would represent a 30% decline from its record high of nearly $74,000 reached in March.
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The latest sell-off in bitcoin also sounded the alarm for the stock market in general, according to a Wall Street analyst.
“Recently, bitcoin’s weakening signals an imminent S&P 500 summer correction and consolidation phase,” Stifel strategist Barry Bannister said last week.