Bitcoin at $62k – are you panicking?

On July 8, Bitcoin fell to $62,000. It dropped 1.6% in 24 hours, with over 100k people liquidated across the market.

Just last week, it had surged to $64,500, reigniting hope that "the bull is back." But then the U.S. military struck over 80 targets in Iran, and Iranian missiles slammed directly into American military facilities in the Gulf region.

Oil prices skyrocketed, and risk assets plunged across the board.

First: Geopolitical conflict is bearish, but institutions haven't run.

On July 8, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows for the third consecutive day, totaling $62k.

BlackRock's IBIT had a single-day net inflow of $54.799 million, bringing its total historical net inflow to $100k.

Second: The technical picture is indeed ugly, but not disastrous.

On the daily chart, BTC's price is far below the 50-day moving average ($65,997) and the 200-day moving average ($74,399). The 50-day MA has crossed below the 200-day MA, and the shadow of a "death cross" lingers.

MACD is in negative territory, with $64,000 acting as strong resistance – multiple rebounds in June were capped here.

But Bitcoin has just bounced from the 21-month low of $57,800. The $60,000 level has been staunchly defended by long-term buyers.

The 20-day MA provides weak support at $61,917. Analysts believe if $61,980 holds, a rebound to $63,747 is possible. If it fails, the next target is $58,000.

$60,000 is the line of life and death – break it, and panic selling will flood in; hold it, and a double bottom forms.

Third: On the macro front, inflation is the real time bomb.

The U.S. May CPI annual rate surged to 4.2%, the highest since April 2023. The Iran conflict has driven energy prices sharply higher, with gasoline up over 40%.

The Fed's June dot plot shows a cautious rate cut path. No inflation drop, no rate cuts, and risk assets remain under pressure.

On one hand:

- U.S.-Iran conflict escalates, weighing on all risk assets
- Weak technicals, $64,000 strong resistance
- High inflation, Fed reluctant to cut rates
- Panic spreading, retail cutting losses

On the other hand:

- Bitcoin spot ETFs net inflow for three consecutive days, BlackRock bought $54.8 million in one day
- $60,000 support stubbornly defended by bulls
- Long-term fundamentals unchanged: 21 million cap, continued institutional adoption
- New Hampshire advancing a $100 million Bitcoin-backed bond plan

Key levels:

- Upside resistance: $63,500-$64,000 → $64,500 → $65,000+
- Downside support: $60,000 (life-or-death line) → $57,800 → $55,000-$53,000

Short-term traders:

Short at $62,000, stop loss at $63,500. Or safer – wait. Short after a volume-driven break below $60,000, target $57,800; go long after a volume-driven break above $64,000, target $66,000-$68,000.

Swing traders:

Accumulate in batches at $60,000-$61,000, stop loss $58,500. Target $64,000-$65,000. This offers the best risk-reward – at most a 5% loss on the downside, up to 10% gain on the upside. If $60,000 is breached on volume, cut losses decisively.

Long-term believers:

Dollar-cost average blindly below $60,000. Citi's base-case target for Bitcoin is $143,000. Short-term noise doesn't change the long-term trend. But keep position size within 10-20% of total capital, leaving enough cash for black swan events.

You didn't cut at $57,800 – are you panicking at $62,000?

Geopolitical conflicts will end, inflation will ease, and the Fed will cut rates sooner or later.

But your chips, once sold, are gone.

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