{"id":590508,"date":"2026-04-19T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=590508"},"modified":"2026-04-19T06:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:38:11","slug":"8-8-billion-at-risk-can-crypto-avoid-monday-shakeout-if-u-s-stocks-crack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/8-8-billion-at-risk-can-crypto-avoid-monday-shakeout-if-u-s-stocks-crack\/","title":{"rendered":"$8.8 billion at risk! Can crypto avoid Monday shakeout if U.S. stocks crack?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysts expect Monday to be an \u201ceventful\u201d trading session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The question, though, is whether this is the most diplomatic way of describing what might actually unfold. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at the ongoing developments surrounding the Iran-U.S. conflict, the word \u201ceventful\u201d seems like an understated way of describing what the U.S. stock market could face on Monday, the 20th April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For context, the past 72 hours have been highly volatile. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the ceasefire boost to the U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s post about the Strait of Hormuz reopening, followed by the Iranian government\u2019s immediate dismissal of his claims, the crypto market has mirrored this exact sequence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/bitcoin-price-prediction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin [BTC] <\/a>briefly broke above $78k, only to pull back toward $75k. This raises an important question: Where is crypto headed next?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_590545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590545\" style=\"width: 493px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HGMvighWcAAbsk5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-590545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HGMvighWcAAbsk5.png\" alt=\"OIL\" width=\"493\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HGMvighWcAAbsk5.png 493w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HGMvighWcAAbsk5-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Polymarket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the macro level, price action suggests growing downside asymmetry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the chart above shows, market probabilities now place a 44% chance of U.S. oil prices reclaiming the $100 per barrel level this month <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, the last trading session saw oil prices close 5.9% lower following President Trump\u2019s announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sharp risk-on rotation, with U.S. equities rallying strongly. The S&amp;P500, for instance, reached a record high, advancing 1.2%. The crypto market followed suit with a 1.96% jump in the same window. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, capital rotated into risk assets as oil prices eased and immediate supply fears temporarily subsided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That brings the \u201ceventful\u201d narrative back into focus. With markets expecting a shock for U.S. equities after a weekend marked by major developments, the question is: Is volatility set to spill over into crypto too?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Crypto enters Monday driven by liquidity and conviction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In under 48 hours, the crypto market has erased all gains made after breaking above the $2.5 trillion level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a technical perspective, the market is reacting to rising macro uncertainty, with nearly $70 billion flowing out of crypto during the same period. With <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KobeissiLetter\/status\/2045714733790011457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no confirmation of peace talks<\/a>, the downside move may still be developing, especially as U.S. equities remain vulnerable to a potential Monday shakeout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this trend continues, nearly $8.8 billion in Bitcoin long positions could face liquidation risk if BTC pulls back to $67k. Both macro conditions and on-chain spot volume suggest this level remains a realistic downside target. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this context, Michael Saylor\u2019s latest post naturally begins to carry added significance.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_590544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590544\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-140531.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-590544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-140531.png\" alt=\"crypto\" width=\"365\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-140531.png 365w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-140531-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a flow perspective, U.S. investor behavior appears aligned with Saylor\u2019s positioning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin ETF inflows remain positive, while the Coinbase Premium Index continues trending higher, signaling sustained U.S. spot demand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The causal implication is twofold: Either markets have not fully priced in the risk of a Monday equity shakeout, or investor conviction remains strong enough to absorb macro-driven volatility, supported by Saylor\u2019s recent X post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either way, conviction matters. With no signs of the Strait reopening soon, higher oil prices could trigger a shakeout in U.S. equities. However, current crypto market flows suggest limited spillover risk. If this trend holds, capital could instead rotate from equities into crypto assets, making this a key trend to watch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Final Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Geopolitical uncertainty and oil volatility could trigger a Monday equity shakeout, increasing downside pressure across risk assets. <\/em><\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Strong ETF inflows and U.S. spot demand suggest capital may rotate into crypto rather than fully follow equities in a risk-off move.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As markets brace for Monday volatility, crypto faces a critical test of conviction versus macro pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":590543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,35,360,44,66,3,4,20],"tags":[6427],"class_list":["post-590508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-altcoins-news","category-bitcoin-news","category-btc-trading-view","category-global-news","category-new-news","category-news","category-social","category-trading-view","tag-ambcrypto"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>$8.8 billion at risk! 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