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Crypto newsletter: Bitcoin remains firm above $13 000, altcoins under pressure

12:03 30 October 2020
• JP Morgan analysts’ believe that Bitcoin’s value could triple
• Correction on the altcoin market
• Diminishing correlation between Bitcoin and traditional stock markets

This week cryptocurrencies across the board are trading under intensifying selling pressure, except for Bitcoin, the price of which remains relatively stable compared to the large declines that we can see on the altcoin and DeFi market. Bitcoin's market dominance increased to 63.3%. The capitalization of all digital assets in circulation decreased to 388 billion, while an average daily trading volume is registered at $102 billion.

JP Morgan changes the approach to Bitcoin

JP Morgan, America’s biggest bank, recently has changed its rhetoric towards Bitcoin. After calling it a fraud in 2017 now JP Morgan believes that bitcoin has a considerable upside in the long run and competes with gold as an "alternative currency." The bank notes that the value of cryptocurrencies comes not just for being a store of wealth but mainly due to their utility as a means of payment. However  bank's analysts have also noted that coin is currently “overbought for the near term." As such, Bitcoin’s latest price surge that has seen it add over 20% through October might have made it vulnerable for a near-term correction. Bank also believes that “modest crowding out of gold” as an alternative currency automatically implies a 2X or 3X growth of bitcoin's price.
It seems that Bitcoin managed to decouple from the traditional stock market at least in the short term, as its price has been able to maintain its strength while the stock market has been tumbling within the last few days. As long as the price sits above $13 000 support, the upward move looks to be more probable. Source: xStation5
 
Sell-off in altcoins market continue

After reaching yearly high of $169 billion at the beginning of September,  total market capitalization of altcoins lost around $23 billion during the past two months. As Bitcoin's dominance increases, altcoin market is currently in a period of correction, trying to find the bottom. There seems to be an inverse correlation between Bitcoin’s dominance and the market capitalization of altcoins.
Total market capitalization of altcoins has declined significantly in recent months. Source: Coinmarketcap.com
Ethereum has retreated by almost 10% from October highs at $417 due to the consistently growing bearish pressure. This week Ethereum price slide below the key $390.00 level recently and is approaching local bottom at $365.00 which is additionally strengthened by 50 SMA (green line). If sellers will manage to break below it, then downward move could be extended towards $310.00. Source: xStation5
Ripple is extending recent losses during today's session. Yesterday sellers managed to push the price below upward trendline which is additionally strengthened by 50 SMA (green line). Currently Ripple is testing major support at $0.23. Should current sentiment persists, then next support at $0.2146 could be at risk. Source: xStation5

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