Bitcoin looking to steal the show during Ethereum’s turn in the limelight
The long-awaited Ethereum Merge is almost upon us, but it appears Bitcoin is determined to take its place in the spotlight from a price perspective.
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, is changing hands for $1,722 at time of writing, down 1.5 per cent over the past 24 hours. The price of Bitcoin, meanwhile, is up one per cent since this time yesterday to $22,391.
It appears that Bitcoin is tracking equity markets, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq and S&P 500 both climbing more than a percentage point. Other major cryptocurrencies conversely were mostly in the red, with Solana the standout performer, seeing a price increase of six per cent.
Investors today will be watching keenly for the release of August’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures – a key indicator for US inflation. There seems to be an air of optimism around the figures this week, but will they live up to the market’s expectations?
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Total crypto market cap
The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently $1.066 trillion.
What Bitcoin did yesterday
We closed yesterday, September 12 2022, at a price of $22,370.45. The daily high yesterday was $22,439.18 and the daily low was $21,603.90 .
Bitcoin market capitalisation
Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $426.79 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $11.44 trillion and Tesla is $947.05 billion.
Bitcoin volume
The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $46.928 billion. High volumes can indicate that a significant price movement has stronger support and is more likely to be sustained.
Volatility
The price volatility of Bitcoin over the last 30 days is 46.95%.
Fear and Greed Index
Market sentiment today is 34, in Extreme Fear.
Bitcoin’s market dominance
Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 41.41. Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 1 2018.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
The daily RSI is currently 60.37. Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience a correction in price – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.
Convince your Nan: Soundbite of the day
“Humans have never seen an asset with an absolute supply cap before Bitcoin. Plan accordingly.”
Cedric Youngelman, host of the Bitcoin Matrix podcast
What they said yesterday
Miners be mining!
The beat goes on…
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Cautionary Notes
It’s definitely tempting to get swept up in the excitement, but please heed these words of caution: Do your own research, only invest what you can afford, and make good decisions. The indicators contained in this article will hopefully help in this. Remember though, the content of this article is for information purposes only and is not investment advice or any form of recommendation or invitation. City PM, Crypto AM and Luno always advise you to obtain your own independent financial advice before investing or trading in cryptocurrency.
All information is correct as of 08:00 BST