Cryptocurrencies are still in consolidation, and one of the reasons for these pullbacks or slow price action across some coins is the lower volatility caused by the Christmas and New Year holidays. Another key factor contributing to Bitcoin's recent weakness is the sell-off in US stocks at the end of last week. The correlation between Bitcoin and the Nasdaq 100 remains intact, and I believe there’s potential for further weakness in Bitcoin, possibly down to the 90,000 area, especially if stocks continue to consolidate.
What about ALTseasons everyone is desperately waiting on? In a risk-off environment, even altcoins are unlikely to produce significant gains. It’s extremely difficult, almost impossible to see an ALTseason when there’s both a risk-off sentiment and a declining Bitcoin. For an altseason to emerge, we need a risk-on environment while bitcoin is consolidating...
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