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Bitcoin Bulls Hold Breath as BTC Tumbles Below $46k but Bounces


December 17, 2021 · By JP
Bitcoin (BTC)

US Markets started the day lower on Omicron fears; bitcoin clings to recent support level

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices briefly traded about 1.5% lower on Friday as market participants digest the news stemming from the latest projections for the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Bitcoin dropped over 3.4% after markets opened in New York, but recovered back above $46,500 over the next 90 minutes, giving hope to bitcoin bulls.

Researchers at the University of Texas released a study, Thursday, on the possible trajectory of Omicron cases. Under the “optimistic scenario” Omicron is 50% more transmissible than Delta, the variant that currently accounts for the vast majority of cases detected.

But it’s the “pessimistic scenario” that is the cause of alarming headlines today. The projections suggest that the Omicron surge would peak in February at 1.8 times the rate seen during the January 2021 peak of hospitalizations and 1.2 times the daily deaths caused by winter infections. Total US deaths attributed to COVID-19 passed 800,000 this week.

Noelle Acheson, head of market insights at Genesis, told Blockworks that general bearish sentiment is in line with macro uncertainty thanks to the virus.

“We also have some investors starting to rebalance portfolios as, with the FOMC meeting out of the way, no significant potential catalysts are expected between now and the end of the year — BTC has had a weak Q4 but is still up on the year, and we could be seeing some macro profit taking,” Acheson said.

blockworksShe notes that BTC is still outperforming most other major tokens today, hinting at its safe haven status among digital assets.

Read full story at Blockworks

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