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Bitcoin: $600M Liquidations Trigger 2.2% Dip

Bitcoin: $600M Liquidations Trigger 2.2% Dip

Bitcoin shrugs off $600M liquidations with a mere 2.2% move, highlighting resilience versus February's crypto market crash as 4h chart shows bearish confluence.

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Bitcoin absorbed the heaviest liquidations in over three months yet fell just 2.2 percent, a stark contrast to the February cascade that erased $20,000 in hours.

Traders at MN Fund scaled risk last week after positions stretched too far; the muted reaction now encourages them to rebuild exposure because $600 million in forced selling produced almost no structural breakdown.

Price sits at $76508.2 inside the Bollinger Bands, pressing the lower band near $76327.88 while the EMA50 at $79011.51 and EMA200 at $77369.98 cap any recovery; the MACD death cross at -837.66 keeps downside pressure intact, but neutral RSI at 31.13 leaves room for a quick relief bounce before the next leg lower. This setup refines BTC price prediction models and underscores why the latest crypto market crash failed to accelerate into broader liquidation spirals.


Michaël van de Poppe

@CryptoMichNL

Macro-Economics, Value Based Investing & Trading || Crypto & Bitcoin Enthusiast