Bitcoin [BTC]: Should investors expect bullish correction this month
The price of many crypto assets, in the last 30 days, registered bearish retracements from highs logged in July. Furthermore, the hawkish remarks made by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on 26 August caused the market to plummet further, causing Bitcoin [BTC] and many other coins to close the month with double-digit price declines.
According to data from CoinGecko, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped by 6% in August. While still far from its position 30 days ago, the market saw some recovery in the last 24 hours.
Source: Coin360
According to analyst Easy on Chain on Cryptoquant, there has been a consistent decline in transactions processed on the BTC network. As a result of a fall in demand on the network, there has been a drop in the percentage of fees in total block rewards.
This analyst further stated that when the percentage of the fee in the block reward drops and remains below 3%, this could be an indication that the price of BTC is oversold.
Furthermore, this may be an indication of a bearish cycle brought about by the low demand on the network.
With demand currently at its lowest point, the analyst concluded that “the new bull cycle is still far” for BTC.
Source: CryptoQuant
For any bullish correction to take place, the analyst opined that,
“We should wait until the percentage of fee in total block reward manages to remain above 3%, which would indicate new demand in the network.”
Furthermore, another analyst, Tariq Dabil, stated that the bear run was far from over as active addresses on the BTC network remained in the neutral zone. According to Dabil,
“Active Addresses is still in neutral territory where this is a relief from the fear of upcoming dump and also a sign that the bull run is still in
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