Trump Congratulates Bitcoin Community On New All-Time Highs Just As Top Crypto Suffers First Weekly Loss Since His Election Triumph

Benzinga
23 Dec 2024

President-elect Donald Trump congratulated the cryptocurrency community on Bitcoin's BTC/USD new all-time highs on Sunday even as the leading cryptocurrency posted its first weekly decline since his victory last month.

What happened: Addressing a rally at the Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Trump emphasized how risk-on markets have risen since the election.

"Bitcoin surged to an all-time record high of $108,000. Congratulations," Trump said amid thunderous applause from the crowd.

See Also: MicroStrategy’s Aggressive Bitcoin Strategy Raises Eyebrows In Crypto Community

Interestingly, Trump’s enthusiastic speech coincided with Bitcoin’s first weekly loss since his election triumph, which sparked a record-breaking rally for the top cryptocurrency. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down over 8% in the last week.

Why It Matters: Several of Bitcoin's technical indicators painted a bearish outlook as of this writing.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, which compares two exponential moving averages of price, flashed a “Sell” signal, according to TradingView. Additionally, most shorter moving averages projected downsides.

The Relative Strength Index, used to determine if an asset is overbought or oversold, showed a "Neutral" reading. 

That said, the percentage of traders placing upside bets on the coin rose above 50%, signaling expectations of a rebound, according to data from Coinglass.

Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $96,296.30, down 0.76% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. 

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