Bitcoin price hits 10-week low amid 'painful' US dollar rally warning

cointelegraph.com:

Bitcoin (BTC) provided a long awaited breakout into Sept. 7 as BTC price action dashed bulls’ hopes of a recovery.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView captured snap losses for BTC/USD later on Sept. 6, with overnight lows coming in at $18,540 on Bitstamp.

The pair put in its lowest levels since June 30, taking liquidity from the July floor and only marginally recovering on the day.

Downside price action followed almost a week of sideways movements and volatility was nowhere to be seen as market participants gritted their teeth hoping for an exit to the upside.

In the event, they were left disappointed, but for popular trader Il Capo of Crypto, there was still reason to believe that a relief bounce would occur.

“First of all, price is right now sitting above major daily support (range low, 18,500–19,000),” he argued in a Twitter thread.

Il Capo of Crypto added that each breakdown had been accompanied by waning volume, suggesting that sellers were having to work increasingly against the tide to take prices lower.

“Funding also indicates that shorts are getting trapped on every leg down and that there's a lot of fuel for a short squeeze,” he added.

For this not to occur, consolidation would need to begin under the late June levels near $18,500.

“Summary: short squeeze to 22,500–23,000 is still likely,” the thread concluded.

Data from the Binance BTC/USD order book uploaded by on-chain monitoring resource Material Indicators confirmed that Bitcoin is acting in an area of major liquidity.

Macro markets meanwhile provided interesting viewing on the day as the U.S. dollar raged higher.

The U.S. dollar index (DXY) set new twenty-year highs of 110.78, this accompanied by a deeper dive on the euro and yen, continuing a