Bitcoin Price Drops to $101K, Where's the Bottom?

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The cryptocurrency markets continue bleeding out, with Bitcoin dropping to as low as $101,000 earlier today.

At the time of this writing, BTC recovered slightly and trades above $102,000 but analysts are scraping for answers and looking for the local bottom.

![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAzMjUwIDE1ODgiIHdpZHRoPSIzMjUwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjE1ODgiIGRhdGEtdT0iaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjcnlwdG9wb3RhdG8uY29tJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDI1JTJGMDYlMkZCVENVU0RfMjAyNS0wNi0yMl8wNi00MS0zOS5wbmciIGRhdGEtdz0iMzI1MCIgZGF0YS1oPSIxNTg4IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=)Source: TradingViewAs seen from the 1-hour chart, at least on that time frame, the cryptocurrency has been in a clear downtrend for the past five days, marking lower highs and lower lows consistently.

Data from Coinglass also reveals elevated levels of liquidated positions across the leverage market. Almost $700 million were wiped off, which is a 35% increase compared to the day before. Naturally, the overwhelming majority of that were longs, accounting for around $600 million of the total.

![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxNjc0IDEwOTAiIHdpZHRoPSIxNjc0IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwOTAiIGRhdGEtdT0iaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjcnlwdG9wb3RhdG8uY29tJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDI1JTJGMDYlMkZTY3JlZW5zaG90LTIwMjUtMDYtMjItYXQtNi40NC4yNy5wbmciIGRhdGEtdz0iMTY3NCIgZGF0YS1oPSIxMDkwIiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=)Source: CoinglassThe heatmap below also paints a depressing picture. As you can see, with the exception of LEO, every single altcoin from the top 50 (by market capitalization) is charting significant losses over the past 24 hours.

![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAzMzMyIDE1MzgiIHdpZHRoPSIzMzMyIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjE1MzgiIGRhdGEtdT0iaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjcnlwdG9wb3RhdG8uY29tJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDI1JTJGMDYlMkZTY3JlZW5zaG90LTIwMjUtMDYtMjItYXQtNi40NS4xNi5wbmciIGRhdGEtdz0iMzMzMiIgZGF0YS1oPSIxNTM4IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=)Source: Quantify Crypto

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