Bitcoin (BTC) saw weakness at the Jan. 25 Wall Street open as United States equities fell in step.

Bitcoin due shake-up vs. gold, stocks as BTC price dips under $22.5K
BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

BTC cost deals with stiff resistance

Data from Pandoraland Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD heading below $22,500 after failing to crack resistance near five-month highs.U.S.

stocks saw a weak start to the session, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index down 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively at the time of writing.

Bitcoin bulls had themselves faced trouble trying to push into an area of liquidity above $23,400, this so far remaining undisputed and house to a substantial number of would-be short liquidations.Traders remained on the fence, hoping that a clearer trading signal would come after several days of essentially sideways rate action. “This is what I am searching for on Bitcoin with a corrective wave now, followed by another leg up to my$ 25,000 overall,”Crypto Tony commented along with an explanatory chart.”Invalidation is if we started to breakdown from here.” BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Crypto Tony

Bitcoin due shake-up vs. gold, stocks as BTC price dips under $22.5K
/ Twitter Pandoraland contributor Michaël van de Poppe was also

choosing to wait and see on the day.”Patiently waiting for Bitcoin to drop beneath$ 22.3

K or breaking and reclaim$ 23.1 K. In in between I do not see much of a fascinating set-up,” he informed Twitter followers.Some positive takes remained, including that from Crypto Ed, who eyed a potential higher low for BTC/USD setting the stage for new highs.Fellow trader Kaleo even recommended that$30,000 would be Bitcoin’s next target.Bitcoin correlation to gold rise A topic of interest beyond cost action on the other hand concentrated on Bitcoin’s correlation with both gold and stocks.Related: Bitcoin faces’considerable risk’from Fed in 2023– Lyn Alden Charles Edwards, CEO of crypto investment company Capriole, noted that Bitcoin was continuing its historical propensity to play”catch-up “with gold.”There is a relationship in between Bitcoin and gold and gold

is pumping,”he composed. “When you lag the gold

cost, it’s much easier to see. Bitcoin tends to top between 0-6 months after gold and bottom 0-3 months after gold.

This gap is approximate and will likely close with time.” BTC/USD vs. XAU/USD annotated chart. Source: Charles Edwards/ Twitter Bitcoin’s correlation to gold stood at almost 100%on the day. BTC/USD vs. XAU/USD chart. Source: TradingView Alternatively, Kaleo expected a” decoupling”from the S&P 500, with Bitcoin primed to break out to the benefit.”BTC broke out above HTF resistance going back to the November ’21 ATH ~ 2 weeks back,”a more tweet mentioned.”

Bitcoin due shake-up vs. gold, stocks as BTC price dips under $22.5K
It appears like it’s about to continue that trend, as it’s presently on the verge of

breaking out of a pennant it’s been accumulating in above assistance.

Bitcoin due shake-up vs. gold, stocks as BTC price dips under $22.5K
” BTC/USD vs. S&P 500 annotated chart. Source: Kaleo/ Twitter The views, ideas and opinions revealed here are the authors’alone and do not always reflect

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