Bitcoin (BTC) struggles against resistance near the $58,500 level but still trades up 2.93% at $57,515 on Monday. On-chain data shows that liquidations on Defi platforms exceed $17.94 million, and Exchange netflow records the highest outflow of 68,498 BTC since November 23, 2023. Meanwhile, the German Government transferred an additional 1,000 BTC, valued at $55.8 million, on the same day.
The #German government transferred 1,000 $BTC($55.8M) out again 15 minutes ago, of which 500 $BTC($27.9M) was deposited to #Coinbase and #Bitstamp.
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) July 8, 2024
The #German government currently holds 38,826 $BTC($2.17B).https://t.co/h2JlBVFPsL pic.twitter.com/NS5pkMixrj
Bitcoin Exchange Netflow chart
Santiment Defi Liquidation chart
Bitcoin's price encountered resistance at the weekly resistance level of $58,375 on Saturday, resulting in a 4% decline the next day. By Sunday's close, it had fallen below the May 1 low of $56,552 and trades around $57,515, 2.93% up on Monday.
If BTC's weekly level at $58,375 acts as resistance, it could decline 5% to revisit the daily support at $52,266.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Awesome Oscillator (AO) on the daily chart support this bearish thesis, as both indicators are below their respective neutral levels of 50 and zero.
This suggests continued momentum favoring bears, potentially leading to a further decline in the Bitcoin price.
Additionally, if the bears are aggressive and the overall crypto market outlook is negative, BTC could extend an additional decline of 3.3% to retest its February 23 low of $50,521.
BTC/USDT daily chart
However, if BTC closes above the $58,375 weekly resistance level and forms a higher high in the daily time frame, it could indicate that bullish sentiment persists. Such a development may trigger a 9.7% rise in Bitcoin's price to revisit its next daily resistance at $63,956.
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