Bitcoin (BTC) dropped nearly $4,000 on Dec. 28 as the market offered a sharp reminder that the bull run would need to wait.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting lows of $48,335 on Bitstamp at Dec. 28's Wall Street open.
The pair had passed $52,000 the previous day, this marking a three-week high, before pressure from sellers halted progress.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin circled $49,000 as traders took the opportunity to remind audiences of Bitcoin's ongoing active range.
"Humans get bullish at resistance. It's a thing," Scott Melker summarized.
The $52,000 trip indeed failed to attack any of the price levels previously identified as turning points, notably $53,000 — Bitcoin's $1 trillion market cap mark.
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