First Mover: Bitcoin Drops After Musk Tweets of Breakup

PLUS: Bitcoin Runs into Offers Above Price Hurdle Ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls

Everything you need to make sense of the crypto markets and beyond By the CoinDesk Markets Team Edited by Lawrence Lewitinn, Managing Editor, Global Capital Markets June 4, 2021 Sponsored by     Bitcoin (BTC) -6.6%  $36,666 Ether (ETH)  -8.8%   $2,626 (Price data as of June 4 @11:00 UTC) If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to receive it, sign up here.  Good morning. Here's what we're writing about: Market Moves: Bitcoin Drops After Musk Tweets of Breakup   Technician's Take: Bitcoin Runs into Offers Above Price Hurdle Ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls Check out the CoinDesk TV show "First Mover," hosted by Christine Lee, Lawrence Lewitinn and Emily Parker at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time. Today the show will feature guests: Kathleen Breitman, Tezos Co-Founder Jeffrey Wang, Amber Group Head of Americas Ray Youssef, Paxful CEO   Biggest Movers These are the biggest movers in the CoinDesk 20 over the past 24 hours:   Gainers: NuCypher (NU): +19.3% Filecoin (FIL): +13.5%   Losers: Chainlink (LINK): -13.3% Polkadot (DOT): -12.8% Aave (AAVE): -12.1%     The CoinDesk 20 are 20 digital assets filtered from the larger universe of thousands of cryptocurrencies and constitute roughly 99% of the market by volume at eight of the largest and most trustworthy exchanges. Market Moves by Omkar Godbole Bitcoin Drops After Musk Tweets of Breakup Bitcoin fell Friday after Tesla CEO Elon Musk put out a cryptic tweet hinting at a breakup with the largest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin daily chart (Source: TradingView) Musk tweeted a broken heart with the bitcoin logo and a picture showing a couple in the midst of a breakup during the Asian hours. The crypto community took it as a sign of the billionaire distancing himself from bitcoin and offered the cryptocurrency, leading to price losses. Bitcoin fell nearly 7%, hitting lows under $36,500 and reversing Thursday's rally to $39,200. Other cryptocurrencies including ether, cardano, polkadot, and dogecoin followed suit, suffering relatively bigger losses. The pullback poured cold water over the optimism generated by the symmetrical-triangle breakout confirmed on Thursday. "The failed breakout is not a good sign," Delta Exchange CEO Pankaj Balani said. "We could see deeper losses if the recent range is breached to the downside." Bitcoin daily chart (Source: TradingView) Bitcoin is currently down more than 70% from the record-high $64,801 reached on April 14. The cryptocurrency fell by 35% last month after Tesla delisted bitcoin as means of payment, citing environmental concerns. The move quashed hopes for widespread corporate adoption. Musk's latest tweet may further amplify those fears. Data provided by Skew shows the options market is biased bearish, with long put trades accounting for 29% of the flows seen today and short call trades accounting for 30%. Investors typically buy puts and sell calls when the market is expected to drop. Read the original story here: Bitcoin Drops After Musk Tweets of Breakup A message from Nexo Your digital assets deserve a savings account in their BEST INTEREST. 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The 4-hour chart shows the cryptocurrency has dived below the uptrend line rising from lows near $33,000while the relative strength index (RSI) has dipped into a bearish territory below 50. That shows scope for a deeper decline, which will likely materialize if the U.S. Nonfarm payrolls figure due at 18:00 UTC blows past expectations. A substantially higher-than-expected payroll number could boost the probability of an early scaling back of stimulus by the Federal Reserve. The data is expected to show the economy added 664,000 jobs in May, far above 266,000 initially reported for April, according to FXStreet. Likewise, bitcoin may see recovery if the jobs data disappoints expectations by a big margin. That said, the outlook will remain bearish while prices are held under the 200-day SMA at $41,576.   Read the original story here: Bitcoin Runs into Offers Above Price Hurdle Ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls A message from Farsite Ever dreamed of owning a spaceship? 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