Crypto Markets Trade Flat as Equities Markets Drop Following Yesterday’s Pump

Following the recent period of volatility in the cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin has found support around $3,800, and has led the overall cryptocurrency markets to trade sideways. The crypto market’s stability over the past couple of days comes amidst major volatility in the traditional equities markets.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up marginally at its current price of $3,800. Earlier this week, Bitcoin rose to highs of $4,300 before settling at its current price levels and trading sideways for the past two days.

Crypto Markets Not Tracking Equities Markets

Bitcoin, whose creation was partially a response to the 2008 global financial recession, has never lived through a recession in the traditional equities markets, so analysts can only speculate as to how it will fare if a widespread economic downturn were to materialize.

Recently, the US equities markets have seen levels of unprecedented volatility, and it has appeared to have no effect on the cryptocurrency markets.

In a recent interview with CNBC, Anthony Pompliano, the head of Morgan Creek Digital, claimed that Bitcoin is “definitely” a non-correlated asset, meaning that movements, both up and down, in the equities markets will have no impact on the crypto market’s performance.

The theory regarding how Bitcoin and crypto will perform in an economic downturn may soon be tested, as the equities markets are seeing increasing volatility resulting from increasing trade tensions between the United States and China, rising interest rates from the Federal Reserve, and the ongoing US government shutdown.

Equities Markets Drop Following Yesterday’s Major Rally

Although the stock market saw a major relief rally yesterday that sent the Dow up over 1,000 points, its largest one-day point rise ever, it dropped today and is currently trading down 1.4% at $22,560.

Both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 also dropped, trading down 1.9% and 1.5% respectively. Crude Oil also dropped nearly 3% at its current price of $45.

Hussein Sayed, a market strategist at FXTM discussed the current price action in the equities markets in a recent note, saying:

“While yesterday’s price action is definitely a positive sign, it’s still too early to conclude whether the market correction is over or more downside is yet to come… Such rallies are not uncommon in troubled times, and we have experienced many of them in past bear markets. To call for a bottom, we need at least a couple of days of strength, not just in price, but also in trading volume, breadth of the market, and fundamentally supported environment.”

Altcoins Stable, Following Bitcoin’s Lead

The altcoin markets are currently stable and appear to be following Bitcoin’s lead.

At the time of writing, XRP is trading down less than 1% at its current price of $0.365. XRP is down from its weekly highs of nearly $0.45 but is up slightly from its weekly lows of under $0.35.

Ethereum is currently trading down 2% at its current price of $125, up significantly from its weekly low of $107, but down from its weekly high of nearly $160.

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