Daily market update: Bitcoin volume hits highs not seen since halving
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All information is correct as of 09.00am BST
Bitcoin price
We closed yesterday, 10 September, 2020, at a price of $10,363.145 – with a daily high of $10,503.91 and a low of $10,238.14.
That’s up from a closing price of $10,242.35 the day before. On the same day last year, it was $10,115.98.
We’re 48.41% below bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (17 December 2017).
As of today, buying bitcoin has been profitable for…
92.7% of all days since 2013-04-28.
Bitcoin volume
The volume traded yesterday was $54,406,443,211 – up from $24,128,292,755 the day before. That’s the highest daily volume since 14 May 2020.
Market capitalisation
Bitcoin’s market capitalisation as of yesterday was $191,568,387,062, up from $189,325,507,175 the day before.
Fear and Greed Index
We’re back at 41! That’s now more than a week that we’ve been down in the Fear zone, although the upward movement suggests the tide could be turning.
Extreme fear can be a sign that investors are too worried, which could be a buying opportunity. When Investors are getting too greedy, that means the market may be due for a correction.
Global In/Out of the money
For any address with a balance of tokens, ITB identifies the average price (cost) at which those tokens were purchased and compares it with the current price. If the current price is higher than average cost, address is ‘In the Money’. If the current price is lower than the average cost, the address is ‘Out of the Money’.
Chart courtesy of IntoTheBlock.com
Volatility
Annualised price volatility using 365 days.
Chart courtesy of IntoTheBlock.com
Bitcoin’s market dominance
Bitcoin’s market dominance stands at 60.01. Its lowest recorded dominance was 37.09 on 8 January, 2018.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
The daily RSI is currently 39.55. Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience correction in price – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.
Resistance and support
What they said yesterday…
In no future does bitcoin forever hover around $10,000. Long-term it’s either $0 or $100,000K+ https://t.co/YNMd852BcJ
— Stephen Cole (@sthenc) September 11, 2020
#Bitcoin advertising right in the heart of Hong Kong’s office district. And right in front of HSBC’s headquarters. pic.twitter.com/japMRQAmLB
— Asia HODL (@asiahodl) September 11, 2020
if capped-supply BTC is sound money ?
decreasing-supply ETH is ultrasound money ? pic.twitter.com/Y9N8HBmHBr
— Justin Ðrake (@drakefjustin) September 10, 2020
Singapore-based @dbsbank predicts the coronavirus pandemic may accelerate adoption of $BTC.
“People are worried about dollar outflow and wondering if they should hold crypto in addition to gold as a safe-haven currency,” DBS’ Taimur Baig.
(@danielgkuhn)https://t.co/YAtWPVZrW9
— CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) September 10, 2020
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