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Updated · CoinDesk · Jun 23
Bitcoin Nears Bear Cross at $62,400 as 3 Prior Signals Marked Market Bottoms
Updated
Updated · CoinDesk · Jun 23

Bitcoin Nears Bear Cross at $62,400 as 3 Prior Signals Marked Market Bottoms

3 articles · Updated · CoinDesk · Jun 23

Summary

  • $62,400 bitcoin is approaching a rare bear cross, with its 50-week average at $89,771 set to slip below the 100-week line at $88,397 as soon as next week.
  • Three previous bear crosses in bitcoin's history each coincided with a market bottom and preceded roughly three-year rallies, making the signal a contrarian bullish marker rather than a fresh warning sign.
  • The setup largely reflects bitcoin's earlier 50% slide from $126,000 in October to nearly $60,000, underscoring that these long-term moving averages are lagging indicators with limited predictive power.
  • Bond yields, ETF flows and actions by Strategy still could override the chart signal, meaning macro conditions remain critical to whether any bottom holds.

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