{"id":125709,"date":"2020-02-17T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T21:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=125709"},"modified":"2020-02-20T18:35:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:35:58","slug":"bitcoins-reaction-to-this-key-level-could-determine-whether-altseason-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoins-reaction-to-this-key-level-could-determine-whether-altseason-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s reaction to this key level could determine whether \u201caltseason\u201d continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) has led the crypto markets to see some intense bearishness over the past couple of days, with its recent drop below $10,000 leading many of the altcoins that were previously caught within intense uptrends to see sizeable retraces.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of the conspicuous bearishness stemming from the market-wide downtrend seen over the past few days, it is important to note that Bitcoin is now approaching a key support level that could determine the fate of altcoins.<\/p>\n<p>If BTC is able to bounce at this level, one top analyst believes altcoins will be able to continue outperforming the benchmark cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin bounces at key support after a sharp overnight selloff<\/h2>\n<p>Overnight, Bitcoin\u2019s bears extended the cryptocurrency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-hashrate-ath-promising-for-btcs-long-term-price-trend\/\">recent selloff<\/a> by pushing the cryptocurrency down to lows of $9,500, which is where it was able to find enough support to push it higher.<\/p>\n<p>The crypto is now trading sideways around $9,600, which is right in the middle of its key support region between roughly $9,500 and $9,700.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s bearish movement to this key price region led major altcoins to see some mixed price action, with XRP dropping 2 percent while Ethereum has climbed 1.8 percent.<\/p>\n<p>This mixed price action appears to mark the start of a consolidation phase for these cryptocurrencies, with their future price action likely being dependent on whether or not Bitcoin is able to continue maintaining above its key near-term support.<\/p>\n<p>If this price level breaks, however, the recent downtrend could turn into a bout of capitulation that leads the ongoing retrace to cut significantly deeper.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC\u2019s reaction to this level could determine the fate of \u201caltseason\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Luke Martin, a top cryptocurrency analyst, recently explained that Bitcoin\u2019s ability to hold above this support is giving altcoins the chance to bounce and that a move up from this level could lead the recent altseason to extend further.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis weekend major alts pulled back vs Bitcoin as BTC dropped. As BTC reaches a potential support today, stopping the drop for now, is allowing ETH and other majors to begin bouncing. *If* Bitcoin uptrend resumes &#8211; I expect altcoin outperformance to continue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125710\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125710 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LukeMartinBTC-1024x579.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin BTC Altcoins\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LukeMartinBTC-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LukeMartinBTC-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LukeMartinBTC-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LukeMartinBTC-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LukeMartinBTC.png 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Courtesy of Luke Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How BTC reacts to its current price region in the coming hours and days should offer clarity as to whether or not <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/why-tron-xrp-and-cardano-ada-just-plunged-12-in-a-severe-altcoin-correction\/\">altcoins<\/a> will be able to continue seeing parabolic rallies in the month ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) has led the crypto markets to see some intense bearishness over the past couple of days, with its recent drop below $10,000 leading many of the altcoins that were previously caught within intense uptrends to see sizeable retraces. 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