Bitcoin and Nasdaq Relationship – 08/18/23

The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and Bitcoin in U.S. dollars (BTCUSD) tend to trend together.  Since late 2021 BTCUSD has been the weaker of the two and could be giving a preview of near -term IXIC action.

The weekly BTCUSD and IXIC chart courtesy of Trading View shows their relationship since November 2021.

BTCUSD made its all-time high in November 2021 two weeks before the IXIC all-time high. 

After nearly a year of decline IXIC bottomed out about a month before BTCUSD. 

During their 2023 rally BTCUSD retraced about 30% of it prior bear phase while IXIC retraced about 70% of its 2021 to 2022 decline. 

In July 2023 BTCUSD peaked one week before IXIC, and in the subsequent drop BTCUSD  is weaker than IXIC.

There’s BTCUSD chart support at 24,762.70.  A break below this level could open the door to the next chart support around 20,000.  If the relationship continues, IXIC could correspondingly drop to the 12,000 area. 

Watch BTCUSD 24,762.70.   

Published by Mark Rivest

Independent investment advisor, trader, and writer. Articles have appeared on Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities , Traders.com Advantage, Futuresmag.com, and Finance Magnates.

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