Factors Driving Today's Surge in the Crypto Market

2 min read | August 23, 2024 07:43 AM BST | By Team Kalkine Media

The cryptocurrency market has experienced an uptick today, with the total market capitalization increasing by approximately 1% over the last 24 hours to reach $2.13 trillion as of August 23. This increase includes gains from Bitcoin, which has risen by around 1.03% and 0.05%, respectively. 

The rise in the crypto market coincides with a notable drop in the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the US dollar against major world currencies.The rise in market cap includes gains from Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) which have risen around 1.03% and 0.05%, respectively.The DXY has fallen by 3.68% from its July 30 high of 104.34 to a low of 100.50 on August 22, marking its lowest level for the year. This decline has been attributed to downward revisions in US employment data.  

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revised the 12-month job growth figures downward by 818,000 jobs, indicating that the previous job growth estimates were overstated by an average of 68,000 per month. This revision suggests that the US job market is weaker than initially reported, raising expectations that the Federal Reserve may soon adopt a more accommodative monetary policy. 

On August 23, dovish minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting further contributed to market speculation about imminent rate cuts. The prevailing sentiment is that a rate cut in September is highly likely, with debates now focusing on whether the reduction will be 25 or 50 basis points. According to data from the CME FedWatch tool, there is a 100% probability of a rate cut within this range in September. 

From a technical standpoint, today's gains in the cryptocurrency market are part of a rebound from a support level that includes the major support at $1.86 trillion and the support line of an ascending triangle. The current market capitalization of $2.094 trillion is approaching the resistance line of this triangle at $2.118 trillion. A breakout above this resistance could signal a bullish shift for the market to move towards the $2.4 trillion range, aligning with the bullish ascending triangle formation. 


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