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I just noticed, this week the crypto market has been quite volatile. The beginning of the week was very bullish, but yesterday on Friday there was a pretty significant sell-off wave. Big coins and major altcoins all dropped together, even though from the weekly chart, everything still looks green. It's interesting because the selling volume isn't as heavy as expected. It seems like this is just profit-taking, not a massive panic sell-off.
So what’s actually happening? Turns out, the global market is very risk-off right now. Investors are afraid of inflation and high interest rates, so they’re pulling money out of high-risk assets like crypto and tech stocks. Bitcoin dropped 0.67% in the past 24 hours, Ethereum fell 0.96%, and Solana declined 1.65%. But looking at the week as a whole, Bitcoin is still up 3.74%, Ethereum up 0.63%, and Solana up 0.59%. So basically, Friday’s correction is still within a normal range.
What’s interesting is that the support levels are still strong. If big coins can stay above the 20-day moving average, it means this is just a healthy pullback before continuing higher. But if it breaks below that, it could indicate a deeper correction. I’m monitoring the situation because Fridays usually have lower volume, so price movements can be more extreme. Basically, the market is in a wait-and-see phase, waiting for the next economic data to see what happens. For now, just focus on the long term and don’t get too panicked over a single red candle in one day.