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A Bitcoin price correction to $17,250 fulfills analysts’ expectations as $20,000 all-time highs prove difficult to overcome.
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped $1,000 in minutes on Nov. 26 as a long-awaited pullback hit the market at close to $19,500.BTC price hits $17,250 lowsData from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView showed BTC/USD experiencing major volatility overnight on Wednesday.After nearly hitting $19,500 during the day’s trading, after-hours saw a period of bearish indecision that ended in a sharp sell-off. Bitcoin then bounced at $17,250, capping daily losses of around 5%.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewMany analysts had already warned that the recent gains were due for a pullback, among them CNBC host Brian Kelly and trader Tone Vays, who on Thursday forecast a dip to $14,000. Meanwhile, several metrics have also hinted at a looming correction. Among them is the popular Crypto Fear and Greed Index, which has remained at record high levels throughout November. Crypto Fear and Greed Index. Source: Alternative.meExchange selling pressure mountsThe sudden price drop came in tandem with large-volume investors depositing BTC to exchanges — presumably with the aim of taking profit near Bitcoin’s $20,000 all-time highs.“All Exchanges Inflow Mean increased a few hours ago. It indicates that whales, relatively speaking, deposited $BTC to exchanges,” Ki Young Ju, creator of on-chain analytics resource CryptoQuant, summarized to Twitter followers. “But long-term on-chain indicators say the buying pressure prevails. I still think we can break 20k in a few days.”Exchange inflows in November. Source: CryptoQuant/ TwitterBitcoin’s fundamental indicators support the bullish theory going forward with the mining difficulty set for a 7.3% uptick in three days’ time and hash rate continuing to grow. At press time, BTC/USD circled $17,900 after a modest recovery from local lows.