The S&P 500 Index (SPX) rose 2.24% last week, its third consecutive weekly gain. In comparison, Bitcoin (BTC) managed a minuscule gain of 0.8%, indicating consolidation below $38,000. The prospects for risky assets remain bullish as the U.S. Dollar Index has started to turn down.
Cryptocurrency investors have not parted with their Bitcoin holdings, even after the 125% rally in 2023, indicating their long-term bullish view. Reflexivity co-founder William Clemente posted a chart sourced from Glassnode to X (formerly Twitter), which showed that 70% of Bitcoin in circulation has not been sold or transferred in the past year.
Investors have also increased exposure to global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) in 2023, according to a report by the digital asset platform Fineqia, which was seen by Cointelegraph. Fineqia reported that crypto ETP assets under management ballooned by 91% from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2023.
If Bitcoin fails to break above its resistance, will it start a deeper correction? Will altcoins also turn lower, or could they buck the trend? Let’s analyze the charts to find out.
The S&P 500 Index surged above the downtrend line on Nov. 14, signaling an end of the corrective phase.
The moving averages have completed a bullish crossover, and the relative strength index (RSI) is in the overbought territory, indicating that bulls are in command. There is a minor resistance in the 4,512–4,541 zone, which may result in a pullback.
On the downside, the 20-day exponential moving average (EMA) (4,395) is likely to act as a strong support. If the price rebounds off this level, it will suggest that the trend has turned positive. That will enhance the prospects of a rally to 4,650.
Contrarily, if the 20-day EMA gives
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