Bitcoin Declines; Approaching Lower Support at $42K
Bitcoin will need to remain above $40,000-$42,000 in order to resume the uptrend towards $50,000-$55,000.
Bitcoin (BTC) sellers were active over the past few days as short-term overbought signals appeared on the charts. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value was trading around $44,000 support at press time and is down about 2% over the past 24 hours.
The next level of support is seen at the $42,000 breakout level, which could stabilize the pullback.
- The relative strength index (RSI) is approaching oversold levels on the four-hour chart, similar to Aug. 3, which preceded a price bounce.
- On the daily chart, the RSI is neutral after reaching overbought levels over the past two weeks.
- Bitcoin will need to remain above $40,000-$42,000 in order to resume the uptrend towards $50,000-$55,000.
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Digital assets posted a third consecutive quarter of losses in Q2 2026, the longest losing streak since the 2022 bear market, as institutional capital rotated into AI equities and Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest quarterly outflow since launch. Our report examines what drove the divergence, where structural adoption continued regardless, and what Q3 signals to watch.
Digital assets posted a third consecutive quarter of losses in Q2 2026, the longest losing streak since the 2022 bear market, as institutional capital rotated into AI equities and Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest quarterly outflow since launch. Our report examines what drove the divergence, where structural adoption continued regardless, and what Q3 signals to watch.
Why it matters:
Digital assets posted a third consecutive quarter of losses in Q2 2026, the longest losing streak since the 2022 bear market, as institutional capital rotated into AI equities and Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest quarterly outflow since launch. Our report examines what drove the divergence, where structural adoption continued regardless, and what Q3 signals to watch.
