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As noted by trader Luke Martin, Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, has now spent the longest number of days below the yearly open since the 2018 bear market, with bulls struggling to regain momentum.
Notably, Bitcoin spent less than a month below the early open four out of five years over the period from 2017 to 2022.
The bellwether cryptocurrency is currently trading at $41,384 on the Bitstamp exchange. It is down 13.30% year-to-date, underperforming the S&P 500 index and gold.
Alex DovbnyaHowever, the recovery ended up being short-lived. On Apr. 18, Bitcoin plunged to $38,536, the lowest level since mid-March. The Federal Reserve’s increasing pace of interest hikes is currently the main concern for investors since a hawkish monetary policy stance is unlikely to bode well for risk assets such as Bitcoin.
The largest cryptocurrency is down a whopping 40.05% since hitting its current all-time peak of over $69,000. Yet, according to recent data provided by Glassode, roughly 75% of all Bitcoin addresses remain in profit despite the significant market correction. For comparison, only 50% were in profit in March 2020 after a massive pandemic-induced crash. Hence, it seems like the current bear market cycle is not as brutal as the previous ones.
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