Bitcoin joined oil in heading lower while stocks gained on US-Iran peace momentum, with traders seeing a quick end to the BTC price rebound.
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped back to $66,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as stocks locked in fresh gains.
Data from TradingView showed BTC price action coming off its highest levels in nearly two weeks.
BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
Hopes that a US-Iran peace deal would go ahead kept equities bullish, with the S&P 500 adding over 1.5% on the day, while US WTI crude oil hit three-month lows.
“News of an peace deal between the U.S. and Iran has made headlines frequently in the past. But this time, both sides along with other parties involved with negotiations are confirming the deal,” trading resource Mosaic Asset Company wrote in the latest edition of its regular newsletter, The Market Mosaic.
S&P 500 vs. WTI crude oil one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
Bitcoin nonetheless brought back its own divergence from other risk assets, and traders avoided bets on major BTC price upside.
“$BTC Has moved up further back into its range,” Daan Crypto Trades wrote in his latest analysis on X.
BTC/USDT perpetual contract one-day chart. Source: Daan Crypto Trades/X
Trader Roman joined those putting the area around $70,000 as a likely local top target.
“Still eyeing the 70k level for our bounce to be completed.,” he told X followers.
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