As the highly anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving event approaches, just three days away, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a sharp decline, a phenomenon typically observed before such a significant milestone.
Despite Ethereum’s price stabilizing around the $3,000 threshold, analysts perceive the current pullback as transient and foresee a recovery shortly after the halving event.
Crypto Market Volatility Triggers Discount Trading
Over the past 24 hours, the crypto market has been on a steep decline, triggering liquidations exceeding $300 million. Ethereum (ETH) has experienced notable impacts from recent market volatility, witnessing significant price decreases.
As both Bitcoin and Ethereum prices decline amidst heightened liquidation activities, QCP, a leading crypto analytics firm, suggests a cautious approach to investment, advocating for purchases at prices considerably lower than the current market rates.
Consequently, the rising “buy the dip” sentiment may lead to increased accumulation, prompting investors to strongly defend Ethereum’s support lines.
Data from IntoTheBlock further supports this trend, revealing a decline in Ethereum’s MVRV ratio (market value to realized value) to 1.69, indicating that the market value is approaching the realized value, or the value at the last transaction.
Traders booked profits by selling their holdings at peak values, triggering this decline and dampening the current buying confidence.
Ethereum/Bitcoin Ratio Touches Three-Year Low
A significant development to note is the recent decline in the Ethereum/Bitcoin ratio to 0.046, a level not witnessed since May 2021. This breach of vital support levels in the ETH/BTC pair could suggest a potential short-term decrease in Ethereum’s price.
Historically, whenever the ETH/BTC pair has breached support lines, the ETH/USD pair has typically experienced a 20% decline from its recent peak within a timeframe of three to six months.
While the loss of support in the ETH/BTC pair has occurred, the full impact of this shift remains uncertain at this time. To maintain buying momentum, the ratio has rebounded above its support lines.
