Bitcoinย (BTC) dropped below the $26,000 level on Thursday, as bearish pressure intensified in digitalย currency markets. Prices briefly dropped below the $26,000 mark earlier in the day, before rebounding. Ethereumย (ETH) persistsย to trade below $1,800.
Bitcoin
Bitcoinย (BTC) (BTC) slipped below the $26,000 level during todayโs trading session, as bears continued to apply pressure to cryptocurrency markets.
BTC/USD dropped to an intraday low of $25,890.59 earlier in todayโs session, which comesย after peaking at $26,703.88 on Wednesday.
Becauseย ofย todayโs decline, Bitcoinย (BTC) dropped to its lowestย level since May 12, when it was at a bottom of $25,810.
Looking at the chart, the decline came following a breakout at a recent support point of $26,300.
BTC has since rebounded, and as of writing is onceย more hovering over this point of support.
This came as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI) found a floor of its own at the 39.00 mark.
Ethereum
Ethereumย (ETH) (ETH) likewise moved lower for a Second consecutive session, dropping below the $1,800 level in the process.
Following a high of $1,817.97 on Wednesday, ETH/USD edged to a low of $1,763.37 today.
The move saw ethereum fall below its own support point at $1,790, hitting a two-week low in the process.
From the chart, earlier declines have somewhat eased, as a floor of 43.00 on the RSI has helped stem the bleeding.
Regardlessย of the decline, the 10-day (red), and 25-day (blue) moving averages are now nextย to a cross, which could lead to a reversal in price.
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