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I noticed an interesting paradox in the market — news about Bitcoin over the past few weeks has been some of the best in months, yet the price still couldn't stay above 70k. It would seem like there should have been a rally, but the opposite happened.
I dug into the data and understood what’s going on. The dollar index was strengthening during this period, and that always puts pressure on cryptocurrencies. When the dollar is rising, investors prefer to hold their money in fiat rather than risk it in crypto. Plus, there was quite significant selling pressure right around the 70k level — it looks like large players were taking profits.
Here's how it played out: the positive sentiment couldn't overcome the influence of the dollar index's strengthening and technical resistance. It shows that in the crypto market, fundamental news isn't everything. You need to look at macroeconomics and technical analysis together.