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After slumping 7.6 percent in September over China‘s cryptocurrency ban and growing regulatory pressure in the U.S., Bitcoin jumped 10 percent in a matter of minutes on Oct. 1 to $47,884 in New York trading.
For short-sellers betting that Bitcoin’s price would decline, you could call it “Shocktober.”
A classic “short squeeze” liquidated more than $270 million worth of crypto positions in less than hour, according to liquidation data from Bybt. Lex Moskovski of Moskovski Capital tweeted, “say hi to uptober.”
Popular on-chain analyst Will Clemente tweeted, “Say hello to supply shocktober”. Clemente predicted last week that Bitcoin bears could be in for a surprise, telling his 273,000 Twitter followers that he believes the value of the No. 1 crypto would be much higher in 30 days.
Major altcoins also saw gains, some jumping more than 10 percent in 24 hours. Ethereum (ETH) gained 9 percent, Cardano (ADA) gained 7 percent, Dogecoin (DOGE) gained 8 percent and Solana (SOL) gained 13.56 percent.
In its rally to $47,000, Bitcoin busted through through two key technical resistance levels — the 50-day and 200-day moving averages — statistics that capture the average change in a data series over time. However, Bitcoin still faces short-term resistance near $53,000, representing a potential upside of 11 percent, Business Insider reported.
If Bitcoin can “decisively” hold on to its gain until Saturday, it could signal a long-term uptrend and target its next resistance level near $52,900, according to Katie Stockton, technical analyst of Fairlead Strategies. Earlier this week, Stockton said that Bitcoin’s long-term uptrend is intact despite negative short-term momentum in recent weeks when Bitcoin fell below its moving averages.
Moving averages are usually calculated to identify the trend direction of a stock or to determine its support and resistance levels. Moving averages are a trend-following—or lagging—indicator because they are based on past prices, according to Investopedia.
Antoni Trenchev, managing partner and co-founder of Nexo, a crypto lender, said he was encouraged that Bitcoin moved so quickly above its 20, 50 and 200-day moving averages. But he urged caution, Bloomberg reported. “Sudden accelerating price action can hastily unwind,” Trenchev said.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday in a Congressional hearing that the central bank had “no intention” of banning cryptocurrencies. This is being credited as one reason for Bitcoin’s sudden Oct. 1 gain.
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