Bitcoin trader warns risk 'is peaking' in crypto cycle, calls for caution
While Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo advises caution over the coming months, other crypto analysts are optimistic that Bitcoin has a āhigh probability of reversal.ā
A Bitcoin analyst has warned crypto market participants to tread carefully in the coming months, with more profit-taking expected in the near term.
āRisk is peaking for the first time in this cycle, and thereās a ton of profit in coins that have been selling and plenty more profit-taking to go before we are properly reset,ā Bitcoin BTC$94,080 analyst Willy Woo said in a Jan. 10 X post.
Willy Woo advises a ācautious approachā for the coming months
He said that although Bitcoin sentiment āseems uber bullish,ā market participants should opt for a more ācautious approachā in the coming months.
He highlighted his Bitcoin local risk model, which indicates risk levels not seen since January 2023.
The overall market still has a āGreedā appetite, according to the Fear and Greed Index, which measures market sentiment for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
The Index currently reads a āGreedā score of 69, up 19 points from its āNeutral scoreā of 50 on Jan. 10.
After Bitcoin retraced from the $100,000 psychological level on Jan. 8, it has remained below the level ever since.
Bitcoin is trading at $94,120, down 3.92% over the past seven days, according to CoinMarketCap data.
Other traders say āhigh probability of reversalāCointelegraph recently reported that the United States Federal Reserveās December nonfarm payrolls (NFP) data beat expectations.
Showing a stronger labor market, NFP pressured risk assets across the board and was joined by lower-than-anticipated unemployment figures.
However, not all analysts are convinced that the drop in Bitcoinās price will last long.
Pseudonymous crypto trader Rekt Capital said in a Jan. 10 X post that Bitcoinās 15% pullback from its brief all-time high of $108,000 on Dec. 17 aligns with patterns seen in previous cycles.
āThe timing of this retrace is in line with historical tendencies,ā Rekt said.
āAs a result, it has a high probability of reversal,ā Rekt added.
Meanwhile, Jan3 CEO Samson Mow said in a Jan. 10 X post to his 327,000 followers, āIf you understand the macro landscape, you understand that all dips are fake now.ā
āThey are just manufactured to lower the Bitcoin price for the big players,ā Mow said.
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