The crypto rout has moderated on Wednesday, with all major coins all trading in the green ahead of Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Following a 10% plunge in the space of an hour late Tuesday, bitcoin
BTCUSD, +0.63%
has rebounded on Wednesday, trading at $4,460.79, up 2.1% since Tuesday at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Kraken crypto exchange.
After logging six losing sessions over the previous seven, analyst Jani Ziedins of CrackedMarket said a short-term bottom may be around the corner and those brave enough could be in for some lucrative gains. “Look for the selling to continue over the next few days, but a bounce off of $3.5k-ish that returns to $5k is likely. While that doesn’t sound like a lot given the latest tumble, a bounce from $3.5k to $5k is a nearly 50% payout for just a few days of work,” he wrote.
“This is not for the faint of heart, but there will be nice rewards for those willing to jump aboard the inevitable bounce.”
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Altcoin selloff steadies
Altcoins, which consist of all coins other than bitcoin, are mostly higher Wednesday. Ether,
ETHUSD, +1.21%
has regained 0.5% to $131.84, Litecoin
LTCUSD, +0.48%
is up 0.6% at $32.95, XRP,
XRPUSD, +0.62%
is higher by 0.3% to 43 cents and Bitcoin Cash
BCHUSD, +0.66%
was underperforming, trading down 7.9% at $239.50.
The broad-based rally has added $5 billion to the total value of all cryptocurrencies, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
Bitcoin futures moved higher on Wednesday. The Cboe Global Markets December contract
XBTZ8, +1.15%
ended the session up 0.4% at $4,375 and the CME Group November contract
BTCX8, +4.48%
was up 3.5% at $4,420.
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