Bitcoin (BTC) Price Relief Rally Likely As ‘Buy The Dip’ Calls Surge

As a seasoned crypto investor with a few years under my belt, I’ve seen my fair share of market volatility and price swings. The current Bitcoin price action leaves me feeling both apprehensive and hopeful at the same time. With the FOMC meeting looming large on Wednesday, it’s natural for traders to feel uneasy, especially after a nearly 6% drop in just 24 hours.


The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been subjected to significant selling forces the day preceding the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which commences on May 1, Wednesday. At the current moment, Bitcoin is being transacted at a level that represents a 5.4% decrease from its previous price of $62,798, with an accumulated market capitalization of approximately $1.19 trillion.

Bitcoin Price Rebound Likely As Buy The Dip Calls Surge

As a crypto investor, I’ve noticed a significant 6% decline in Bitcoin’s price within the past 24 hours. This downturn has sparked an immense amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) amongst traders. Consequently, it seems plausible that a much-needed relief rally for Bitcoin is imminent.

Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez recently observed an intriguing pattern regarding Bitcoin’s price behavior. He noted that the last occasion when Bitcoin approached its 100-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) with a relatively low Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 36 occurred in late January. This occurrence preceded a substantial price increase for Bitcoin. At present, Bitcoin is back at these important levels.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Relief Rally Likely As ‘Buy The Dip’ Calls Surge

Martinez advised caution for investors, implying that if the price stayed below the 100-day moving average, there might be a trend developing towards reaching the 200-day moving average at $52,000.

Today, the BTC price dipped below $59,000 before rebounding above $60,000. This price decrease was the first time Bitcoin had fallen beneath this mark since April 18th, as reported by on-chain analytics firm Santiment. The reason for this drop was heightened anxiety about inflation in the US, leading some traders to sell off their Bitcoin holdings. Simultaneously, there has been a surge in discussion surrounding Bitcoin and encouragement to “buy the dip,” suggesting renewed disagreement among market participants over its value.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Relief Rally Likely As ‘Buy The Dip’ Calls Surge

A Poor closing to April

As a researcher studying the cryptocurrency market, I’ve observed that Bitcoin’s performance during the last month of April 2023 was remarkably poor, with the leading digital currency suffering a setback of almost 16%. This downturn came as a disappointment to many investors, following an influx of excitement surrounding US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that had earlier driven the token’s price up to nearly $74,000 in March.

Although much excitement surrounded the launch of Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the market response fell short of expectations. The combined trading volume for these six new funds reached only $12.7 million on their inaugural day, a significant sum locally but a far cry from the impressive $4.6 billion recorded by their US counterparts when they debuted in January.

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2024-05-01 07:32