Volatile Friday. How the Crypto Market Reacted to the Duties and the Speech of the Head of the Fed

At the same time, the ratio of forced longs and shorts is approximately the same - $120 million and $130 million, respectively. This is due to the high volatility of the first cryptocurrency and the rest of the market. Bitcoin managed to rise from $81,800 to $84,700 on Friday, but collapsed back to its original values after China announced retaliatory duties against the United States. Since the ”liberation day” bitcoin has tried several times to overcome the lost $85,000 level to no avail. During the day, digital gold gradually recovered, but then again reacted with a drawdown to the publication of labor market data in the United States. The subsequent speech by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell added to the negativity. Despite calling for US President Donald Trump to cut the key rate, Powell limited himself to restrained rhetoric. At the same time, he pointed out that trade tariffs are likely to have a negative impact on inflation. ”Our responsibility is to keep long-term inflation expectations on track and to make sure that a one-time increase in the price level does not become a permanent inflation problem,” the Fed chief emphasized. Bitcoin is trading around $83,000 at the time of writing. Other cryptocurrencies from the top in terms of capitalization show high correlation with the leading asset. In parallel, the digital gold dominance index approached 63% . The index has been increasing since January 2023. Expert Opinions Analyst and founder of MN Trading Michael van de Poppe noted that bitcoin is ”still holding up.” However, he did not rule out a drawdown below $80,000. The analyst Ali Martinez also pointed to the risk of further correction on the back of slowing onchain activity. The opposite opinion was expressed by trader Cass Abber. He found a pattern ”falling wedge”, which indicates a possible rebound of bitcoin. To realize the upward scenario, the asset must overcome the level of $86,500. ”Bitcoin did not hit a new low yesterday, despite the stock market experiencing its worst day in five years. Historically, the first cryptocurrency always reaches the bottom first, before the stock market”, - added the expert.