Artificial Growth or Preparation for a Crash: A Trader Evaluates Bitcoin and Ethereum Movements

In recent developments within the cryptocurrency sphere, Bitcoin has made a notable attempt to surpass the $80,000 milestone. However, it encountered substantial liquidity clusters between $82,000-$84,000. This movement has sparked discussions on whether this is an artificially sustained rise or if it’s setting the stage for a potential correction.

Current Market Dynamics

Since our last update before the Federal Reserve meeting, only one significant change has occurred: Bitcoin’s aggressive push towards $80,000. The major liquidity removal occurred during the Asian session. Historically speaking, such maneuvers have often led to corrections. However, this time around there was no interaction with lower liquidity pools; what appeared to be a corrective movement turned out to be merely a slight pullback.

Bitcoin: A Tense String Awaiting Resolution

I have increased my short position as previously mentioned. If holding your position feels uncomfortable either you’re rightfully acting against the crowd or it’s simply not your trade.
Scenario A – Pullback for Refueling: After an impulsive upward move overnight clear liquidity pools were formed below in 1H and 4H FVGs (Fair Value Gaps). Their removal could pave way for another high reaching cluster at $82k-$84k potentially leading to further impulsive “spikes” above this level.
Scenario B – Artificial “Breakout” & Correction (Priority): Current movement increasingly resembles that of bitcoin towards $98k exhibiting similar stretched growth patterns; fake “positivity” followed by cascading liquidations due lack of overhead resistance allowing price growth without opposition luring crowd into long positions at peaks forming fuel deeper corrections later down line.
Scenario C – Exhausting Sideways Movement: Least likely scenario involves market maker chopping asset within narrow range between $77k-$81k accompanied constant manipulative moves both directions keeping traders guessing all along way through journey ahead…

Ethereum: Strength Awaiting Unleashing or Submissive Decline?

While bitcoin’s dominance pressures altcoins Ethereum struggles regain footing even reaching back up past crucial levels like those seen around early days when trading above these benchmarks seemed much easier task than present circumstances suggest otherwise entirely…
Scenario A – Pullback & Upward Impulse:: Below lies another inviting opportunity via filling gaps left behind during initial surge upwards whereas strong magnets await retrieval from higher grounds sooner rather than later preventing current local “growth” becoming mere prelude deeper correction looming large horizon just beyond grasp yet still visible nonetheless…
Scenario B – Liquidity Collection & Deep Correction:: Filling desired levels near targets around mid-2500s potentially even extending slightly further upwards towards low-to-mid twos receives harsh rejection sending asset tumbling back down towards baseline support areas hovering somewhere approximately close proximity surrounding these regions exactly where they might end up finding solace temporarily anyway before deciding next course action moving forward accordingly thereafter eventually…

The Broader Perspective & Market Expectations

On Friday one key report will be released – Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) covering employment/unemployment data from United States currently expected remain unchanged although surprises may arise possibly catching investors off guard perhaps earlier still prior actual release itself taking place officially announced publicly available simultaneously accessible everyone interested parties involved engaged alike…
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