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Is the crypto market about to retrace again? These factors indicate it just as much!
Since Bitcoin price broke out of the slow consolidation below $40,000, market participants viewed the rally as the start of a bull run. This also filled them with a lot of optimism and positive sentiments, which allowed the BTC price rally to mark a new ATH very close to $74,000. This caused a notable drop in prices, which shook sentiments from extremely eager to as low as neutral.
Second, markets once again remained relatively stable until the ETH Price surpassed $3,700, pushing the BTC Price almost $72,000. But before the levels mark the crucial resistance at $4,000 and $72,500, the bears have once again regained their dominance and are limiting any further upside. This uncertain market behavior may have made traders pessimistic about the next price action and hence the accumulation of stablecoins slowly began.
THE Santiment data hinted at the possibility of another crypto market retracement as traders began accumulating USDCoin and Tether. The non-empty stablecoin wallet has shown a steady increase, with USDCoin wallets climbing 13.9% and USDT rising 15.7% in 2024. Stablecoin adoption has been a key metric for tracking behavior and mood of traders, and the numbers above suggest that traders may be losing confidence in the rally.
In such cases, markets could face a pullback after each slight rise, as has been the case since the start of the year. Once accumulation peaks, markets are expected to retrace, which could force the prices of major tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum to lose most of their gains. However, the accumulation of stablecoins is still in its early stages and therefore, only after reaching certain levels is validation of the retracement expected.