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Bitcoin (BTC) briefly topped $35,000 Wednesday for the second time this week, but prices quickly reversed as that level appeared to trigger numerous sell orders, perhaps from miners, suggested one hedge fund manager.

The $35,000 area represents a monthly resistance level for the price, and could mean that bitcoin will consolidate below for some time following the crypto’s big run higher, said Charles Edwards, founder of Bitcoin-focused hedge fund Capriole Investments.

“Bitcoin miners are selling off more of their treasury than usual today; this can be a warning sign for consolidation,” said Edwards. He noted an uptick in Capriole’s Bitcoin Miner Sell Pressure, which indicates that BTC miners are selling a bigger part of their revenues than on average.

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The Bitcoin Miner Selling Pressure metric shows that miners are selling into the rally. (Capriole Investments)
The Bitcoin Miner Selling Pressure metric shows that miners are selling into the rally. (Capriole Investments)

What’s next for bitcoin?

Despite the short-term consolidation, Edwards suggests bitcoin could target the $40,000-$45,000 range in the coming weeks as the sell pressure subsides.

“While price may temporarily stall here at monthly resistance, the next significant trouble area is low- to mid-$40Ks,” he said. “We expect bitcoin will take us there in short order given the data on hand.”

The largest crypto by market capitalization also topped at around $35,000 on Monday, hitting a 17-month high as anticipation for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund – coupled with some other catalysts – hit a fever pitch. Despite stories about imminent approval for a spot ETF turning out to be mistaken, bitcoin has retreated only modestly from that level.

Traditional markets looking shaky

While bitcoin pulled back nearly 2% following the run to $35,000, it remains higher by 1.6% over the past 24 hours. That’s a sizable outperformance over U.S. stocks, where the Nasdaq is lower by 2.4% and the S&P 500 by 1.4% early Wednesday afternoon.

The renewed tumble in stocks came alongside a sharp 13 basis point rise in the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.95%. Also on investor minds were poor Q3 earnings results from Google (down 9% today) and rising geopolitical worries.

Earlier Wednesday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Hamas was not a terrorist organization and canceled a planned trip to Israel. Shares in Istanbul closed 7% lower.

Edited by Stephen Alpher.



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