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3 reasons why Bitcoin price is clinging to $38,000

Published 05/03/2022, 01:30 PM
Updated 05/03/2022, 03:20 PM
3 reasons why Bitcoin price is clinging to $38,000

Bitcoin (BTC) has been unable to break from the 26-day-long descending channel. Investors are uncomfortable holding volatile assets after the United States Federal Reserve pledged to reduce its $9 trillion balance sheet.

While inflation has been surging worldwide, the first signs of an economic downturn showed as the United Kingdom's retail sales fell 1.4% in March. Moreover, Japan's industrial production dropped 1.7% in March. Lastly, the U.S. gross domestic product fell 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022.

Bitcoin/USD price at FTX. Source: TradingView
Bitcoin 3-month futures premium. Source: laevitas.ch
Deribit Bitcoin 30-day options 25% delta skew. Source: laevitas.ch
OKEx USDT/BTC margin lending ratio. Source: OKEx

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