Why would you buy all that BTC just to sell it at a small profit range? You've just spent millions buying up to 12k only to take a few percent?
Reasons for 'consolidation' (time to calculate whether they have enough liquidity to complete the macro trade) over the next few hours:
- These are Brits and Yanks and they are having a nap before they reboot the computer.
- Give the asian markets some time to sweat, set stops then drop to take them before jumping up.
- Allowing the news to freak out investors to get more sell orders in for another small dip.
- Creating enough relief / belief that when we get moving again those who sold will buy back in over 12k thinking "it is all gravy and we will moon at 50k."
shit, I've become a conspiracy theorist! I need to get out more.
Either way - there is 12 hours to play out yet. I might join the others and go get some sleep (alone) :)