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Bitcoin’s Bounce Zone Shattered, Echoes Strategy’s (MSTR) Downtrend

CoinDesk
Bitcoin broke below its key 50-week SMA support, mirroring a prior bearish move seen in MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares.

Summary

Bitcoin has fallen below a crucial support level, specifically the 50-week simple moving average (SMA), shattering the market's expectation of this level acting as a reliable bounce zone. This breakdown invalidates a major demand zone and signals a shift from a bullish pattern toward increased caution, suggesting traders might adopt a 'sell the bounce' mentality instead of 'buy the dip.' This technical event closely mirrors the precedent set by MicroStrategy (MSTR), the largest publicly-listed BTC holder, which saw an extended sell-off after breaching its own 50-week SMA in September. Consequently, the former support at Bitcoin's 50-week SMA has now flipped into resistance, likely near $102,868, and sustained weekly closes above this level are required to confirm a renewed bullish trend.

(Source:CoinDesk)