Nictrades takes a brief look at the cryptocurrency markets and talks about how he will be trading the sideways price action.
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Nicola Duke
Nictrades
Nicola Duke is a professional trader. She teaches trend following systems that she has employed for over a decade as an independent & hedge fund trader with real time examples in Forex, cryptocurrency, commodities and stocks.
Bitcoin extends gains above $80,000 as broader market risk-on sentiment persists. The scarce asset could extend its rally as the US Treasury combats high yields in the long-dated bond market, with further interventions on the horizon. Aerodrome Finance and Virtuals Protocol emerged as top performers over the last 24 hours.
Ripple and Stellar are showing signs of renewed strength after rallying over 53% and 27% in the previous week. Meanwhile, both altcoins are approaching key technical levels on Tuesday that could determine their next move. However, mixed on-chain signals with a slight bearish tilt suggest traders remain cautious amid the recent price gains.
Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies expanded its digital asset holdings last week with another round of acquisitions. The firm purchased 32,447 ETH during the week, lifting its holdings to 5.847 million ETH. That represents its largest purchase since the first week of July.
Strategy (MSTR) raised more than $2 billion through its latest share sales but did not purchase any Bitcoin during last week, instead allocating part of the proceeds to a newly established USD Cash pool.
Bitcoin extends gains, trading above $77,000 on Friday after rallying over 20% and reaching its highest level since mid-May. Crypto markets continue to cheer the US Treasury’s decision to double its debt buyback operations, posting their 7th-largest liquidation event in history.
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