Bitcoin drops on Trump-Harris debate with BTC price down 2.2% pre-CPI

Bitcoin's recent gains faded on Sept. 11 as the U.S. Presidential debate left crypto investors disappointed.

Bitcoin faces sell pressure ahead of CPI release

Bitcoin's price dropped by $1,000 within an hour before the daily close, reaching a low of $56,099 on Bitstamp. This reversal followed a lack of clear support for crypto policy from Donald Trump or Kamala Harris during the debate.

"The crypto market was disappointed by the lack of comments on crypto policy," noted QCP Capital in a message to its Telegram subscribers, suggesting a potential "risk-off move" in assets leading up to the U.S. Presidential election in November.

Meanwhile, the focus shifted to the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which was expected to show a print of 2.55%, down from 2.9% previously. However, QCP Capital anticipated minimal market impact from the CPI, with attention turning to upcoming unemployment data.

Recent unemployment figures have caused brief BTC price volatility but failed to establish a clear trend. Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe suggested that the current dip is a typical pre-CPI event correction, adding, "We'll be good if $55-56K holds."

Moving averages create BTC price resistance

Popular trader Daan Crypto Trades highlighted a pattern on the 4-hour chart, showing BTC/USD struggling to break above the 200-period simple and exponential moving averages (SMA and EMA). These trend lines were at $59,200 and $58,840, respectively.

"Bulls would want to retake those to get a further bounce going," he commented, noting the significance of these moving averages in determining market strength or weakness.