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Market Moves: Bitcoin Vulnerable to Leverage Washouts, Year-End Profit Taking
Technician's Take: Bitcoin Stuck Between Key Fibs

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Cardano (ADA): +8.2%
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Polygon (MATIC): +1%

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Aave (AAVE): -7.5%
Chainlink (LINK): -6.2%
The Graph (GRT): -4.9%

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Bitcoin traded under pressure, having faced rejection near $59,000 for the third straight day on Wednesday. While the cryptocurrency's overall trend remains constructive, analysts are unsure if a December pump to $100,000 is still plausible, as called for in some price-prediction models.

According to Laurent Kssis, a crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) expert and director of CEC Capital, the largest cryptocurrency remains vulnerable to price pullbacks fueled by leverage washouts and potential liquidation of long positions by institutional investors.

"With the end of year fast approaching, most investors will probably unwind their risk-on position, allowing them to present decent yearly performance," Kssis said. "We do not see a bull run in December."

Matthew Dibb, COO and co-founder of Stack Funds, said the chance of bitcoin rallying to $100,000 is getting slimmer by the day since the macroeconomic environment doesn’t appear price supportive, especially with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s recent hawkish turn.

Dibb added that traders are showing renewed interest in ether and other coins associated with layer 1 blockchains. The ether-bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio has broken out of its multi-month consolidation, signaling ether leadership ahead or rotation out of bitcoin into ether and other alternative cryptocurrencies in coming weeks.

Also read:

Bitcoin’s Bullish Trajectory Intact, but December Pump to $100K Looks Unlikely: Analysts

Bitcoin Stuck Between Key Fibs

Bitcoin's daily chart with Fibonacci retracements of the rally from the July low to November high (Source: TradingView)

Bitcoin is stuck in a narrow range, with the 38.2% Fib offering support and the 23.6% Fib capping price bounces.
A breakout would expose record highs near $69,000.

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