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The cryptocurrency market is reeling today after Bitcoin (BTC) suffered one of its most severe pullbacks of the year, plunging below the critical psychological support level of $100,000 for the first time since June.
The move marks a definitive technical shift, with Bitcoin entering a short-term “bear market” territory, having fallen more than 20% from its early-October record high above $126,000.
Bitcoin hit a five-month low, briefly touching prices around $99,000 before stabilizing slightly above the $100,000 mark in morning trading.
The immediate cause of the sharpness of the drop was a massive wave of forced selling. Data indicates that over $1.78 billion in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated within 24 hours, with the overwhelming majority coming from long (bullish) bets. This cascade effect accelerated the price drop once key technical support levels were breached.
Impact on Major Altcoins
The decline in Bitcoin triggered a widespread sell-off across the altcoin market, where correlation remains extremely high.
Ethereum (ETH): The second-largest crypto, Ethereum, was hit particularly hard. Ether slipped as much as 15% in Tuesday’s trading and briefly approached the $3,000 level, its lowest point in nearly four months. Forced liquidations in Ether also reportedly exceeded those in Bitcoin over the past two days, indicating high speculative positioning in ETH.
High-Correlation Alts: Other major tokens like Solana (SOL), XRP, and BNB posted significant declines, generally tracking Bitcoin’s fall, reflecting the market’s tight correlation to BTC’s movements.
Total Market Loss: The aggregate global crypto market capitalization has lost hundreds of billions of dollars over the past month.
Global Risk-off Sentiment Drives the Drop
The core driver is a broader global risk-off environment. Traders are pulling back from speculative assets, including technology stocks (which saw deep selling yesterday) and crypto, amid concerns over stretched valuations and uncertainty about the pace of U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026. A mildly firmer U.S. Dollar (USD) further pressured non-yielding risk assets like Bitcoin.
The failure to hold a key long-term technical level (the 200-day exponential moving average) triggered massive algorithmic selling, pushing the price through the $100,000 psychological floor.
Deeper Correction in Place
Ultima Market Analysts warn that if Bitcoin fails to decisively reclaim and hold the $102,000 – $105,000 resistance zone, the decline could accelerate toward the next major technical support area of $92,000 – $88,000.
BTCUSD, Daily Chart | Ultima Market MT5
“While Bitcoin’s long-term trajectory remains positive, the near-term risk-off sentiment could trigger a period of ‘corrective phase—a healthy pullback—rather than the start of a deep bear market.’”, Ultima Market Analysts noted.
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