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Here Is Why Shorting XRP, LTC, TRX, ADA and more in a Bearish Market is Looking Attractive

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A while back, when many of us were noobs in crypto trading, we believed that buying and HODLing was the proverbial greatest invention since sliced bread. But when our XRP, Litecoin (LTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC) and the rest started declining in the markets back in January, we started reading up on charts and how to trade during periods of severe volatility. We learned to set up stop losses. We continued trading and made some decent profits due to the fact that there were still periods in the markets where volumes would increase overnight.

But now, the volumes seem to be contracting on a daily basis and we have to come up with a new strategy. 

Yes. We need a new strategy. We can no longer HODL or trade during uptrends. It simply is not going our way and we end up cashing out to Tether (USDT) most of the time and waiting for days before the markets decide to start climbing again. Shorting our favorite digital assets is continually looking attractive. This involves ‘borrowing’ the digital asset at a high price and instantly selling it. Then buy it back at a lower price, returning the borrowed amount and keeping the difference.

How about we start trading with the downtrends? Learn to make lemonade when the handed lemons. 

This approach is risky but our risk tolerance has been growing ever since we learned how to set up stop loss orders when XRP was constantly falling in the markets or when Litecoin (LTC) could not manage the news of Charlie Lee selling all his coins to concentrate on the Litecoin Project. We have had to adapt with the times and shorting our digital assets is another hurdle we must overcome to continue being victorious in these trying times in the crypto markets.

So where can we short our favorite digital assets?

We do not have to go to Wallstreet to short our favorite digital assets. No. All we have to do is check out the one and only crypto exchange that offers these products directly to the public: BitMex. All you have to do is create an account to explore the limitless possibilities of shorting Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Litecoin (LTC), EOS and Cardano (ADA).

In conclusion, we have continually continued to evolve as traders in the crypto markets and it might be time to learn how to short our favorite digital assets rather than going long. The latter method of investing is the traditional buying and HODLing till a higher price but this does not seem to be working in the current bearish market.

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Bitcoin Price Dumps Below $41,000 Amid Uncertainty

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Bitcoin price dumped hard on Monday, briefly slipping below $41,000, erasing gains recorded in the previous week. The premier cryptocurrency seems to have exhausted its recent rally propelled by industry vulnerabilities. At the time of writing, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading slightly lower at $41,385. Bitcoin’s total market cap has dipped by 2% over the past day, while the total volume of BTC tokens traded over the same period climbed by 58%.

Fundamentals

Bitcoin price has been facing retracements and a rollercoaster over the past few days after recently rocketing to a 20-month peak. On-chain data has suggested that many investors used the opportunity to take some profits, leading to a decline in the asset’s price.

Bitcoin’s price slump is mirrored in the wider crypto market, with the global crypto market cap decreasing by 1.85% over the past 24 hours to $1.55 trillion. The total crypto market volume has increased by 32% over the same period. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has plunged from a level of extreme greed to a greed level of 70, suggesting a decline in risk appetite.

Ethereum, the largest altcoin by market capitalization, is currently trading at $2,167, down almost 3% for the day. Meme coins have been hit hard by the market slump, with Dogecoin and Shiba Inu down by more than 4% over the last day.

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Bitcoin Price is in Consolidation Mode Despite Market Optimism Post-Fed Decision

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Bitcoin price edged lower on Thursday despite optimism in wider markets on the back of the Fed’s interest rate decision. The flagship cryptocurrency has been consolidating above the critical level of $42,000 after briefly topping $44,000, its highest level in 20 months. Bitcoin was trading 0.71% lower at $42,569 at press time. BTC’s total market cap has increased by more than 3% over the last day to $832 billion, while the total volume of the asset traded over the same period jumped by 22%.

Economic Outlook

Bitcoin price has been trading sideways over the past few days, suggesting a pause in its recent rally towards $45,000. The premier cryptocurrency has decreased by 4% in the past week but remains 15.22% higher in the month to date. The digital asset has staged a significant recovery this year after a torrid 2022 in which a string of scandals, including the collapse of FTX, led to a market meltdown, undermining the credibility of the sector.

The crypto market has been buoyed by the Fed’s latest interest rate decision. The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate unchanged for the third consecutive time, in line with market expectations. With the easing of the inflation rate, members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to keep the benchmark overnight borrowing rate in a targeted range between 5.25%-5.5%.

Additionally, the central bank indicated that three rate…

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Bitcoin Price Blasts $44K in Spectacular Surge as Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Looms Large

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Bitcoin price has been hovering above the $43,000 psychological level over the past two days amid anticipation about the potential approval of a spot bitcoin ETF. The flagship cryptocurrency has climbed more than 16% in the past week and nearly 170% in the year to date. Bitcoin’s total market cap has increased by nearly 5% over the past 24 hours to $858.9 billion, while the total volume of the token traded rose by 43%. The Bitcoin price was trading at $43,914 at press time.

Fundamentals

Bitcoin price has posted significant gains over the past few days, climbing to its highest level since April 2022, before the crash of a stablecoin that started a litany of company failures, pummeling crypto prices. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly topped the crucial level of $44,000 on Wednesday amid rising momentum despite being massively overbought.

According to analysts, with no spot bitcoin ETF approvals yet and the halving event five to six months away, the market is riding on FOMO. Capital has been flowing in the Bitcoin market amid enthusiasm that the launches of spot ETF will bring in billions of dollars of new investment into the crypto sector.

Investors have already started providing capital as seed money for ETF products. Notably, a recent report by CoinDesk showed that the world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock, received $100,000 in capital from a seed investor for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund…

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