Bitcoin (BTC) Loses $50 Billion in a Week: Chart Breakdown

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- Bitcoin market capitalization slashed by $50 billion in a week.

- Cryptocurrency market a sea of heavy losses.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Market Capitalization Slashed by $50 Billion This Week

The cryptocurrency market heavyweight Bitcoin (BTC) has suffered heavy losses this week with the price on the coin falling by around $3,000 this week - a near 25% drop - knocking $50 billion off its overall market capitalization. Falls of 20% in most asset classes t raditionally spark multiple 'Bear Market Territory' headlines although due to the volatile nature of BTC , weekly moves of 20% in either way are commonplace.

The worry in the market is that while there has been a regular drip of negative news , there has been no stand-out event that should have prompted support levels to crumble. A look at the chart below shows both Zone 1 and Zone 2 support has been taken out while BTC has now re-entered the downtrend started on December 17, 2017. The next level of support is $8,523 the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement of the November 11 - December 17 rally, while the February 6 low of $6,000 may provide support lower down. Worryingly the last five candles on the chart show lower highs and lower lows, a negative technical set-up.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Chart in US Dollars(October 17, 2017- March 9, 2018)

Top 10 Cryptocurrencies by Market Capitalization in US Dollars - March 9, 2018

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What is your take on Bitcoin after the latest heavy shake-out? You can leave your views in the section at the bottom of this report or you contact the author by email at nicholas.cawley@ig.com or via Twitter a@nickcawley1.

--- Written by Nick Cawley , Analyst .

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