Bitcoin on Tuesday dropped below $59,000 amid sustained ETF selling and lingering extreme fear sentiment in the cryptocurrency market.

CryptocurrencyTickerPrice
Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC)$58,313.03
Ethereum(CRYPTO: ETH)$1,568.58
Solana(CRYPTO: SOL)$73.28
XRP(CRYPTO: XRP)$1.03
Dogecoin(CRYPTO: DOGE)$0.07129
Shiba Inu(CRYPTO: SHIB)$0.054220

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 82,520 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $269.92 million.       
  • SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $231.1 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $30.04 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include MemeCore, Lighter and Pyth Network.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes:

Trader Rekt Capital highlighted that Bitcoin appears to be setting up for a mid-summer relief rally after plunging 21% this month. He added that sharp monthly selloffs have historically been followed by short-term rebounds.

However, the trader cautioned that any gains in July could be erased in August, mirroring Bitcoin’s price action during the 2022 bear market.

Political economist Seth said Bitcoin’s drop to around $58,000 has already triggered a wave of long liquidations, but leveraged traders are quickly re-entering, adding roughly $1.16 billion in long liquidation exposure near $57,800.

He argued that if those new bullish positions are flushed out, market makers could then target the much larger $4.14 billion cluster of short liquidations around the $62,000 level.

Industry expert Follis noted Bitcoin bulls have successfully defended the $59,000 support level 10 times during June despite repeated selling attempts, underscoring strong buying interest at that price.

However, he warned that if the support finally breaks and buyers step aside, Bitcoin could quickly fall another 3% to 4% as downside momentum accelerates.

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