• Bitcoin corrects on Monday, down nearly 1% as it settles back under the $60,000 level.
  • Crypto Fear and Greed Index flashes “fear” as Bitcoin erases recent gains.
  • Bitcoin traders continue to take profits, with nearly $720 million in profits realized in the last six days.

Bitcoin (BTC) extends correction and erases Friday’s gains after being unable to hold above the psychologically important $60,000 level over the weekend. Since Saturday’s opening, BTC erased nearly 3% of its value and trades near $58,500 at the time of writing on Monday. 

The crypto Fear and Greed Index, which measures the sentiment among market participants on a scale of 0 to 100, shows “fear” among traders. 

Bitcoin loses value over the weekend and Monday

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has been correcting since the weekend. BTC suffered a drop after being unable to hold above the psychological level of $60,000. 

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index turned neutral when Bitcoin made a comeback above $60,000 on Friday. Since the asset’s dip below the key level over the weekend, the Index is back at “fear” levels. This shows the importance of the $60,000 price level for the asset’s traders. 

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Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index 

Data from crypto intelligence tracker Santiment shows that Bitcoin traders have consistently taken profits, nearly $720 million in realized gains between September 10 and 16, at the time of writing, as measured by the Network Realized Profit/Loss metric (NPL), which tracks the net realized profit/loss of all tokens traded in a day. 

Large-scale profit-taking could push prices lower since it increases selling pressure on BTC. 

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Bitcoin price and NPL 

Where is Bitcoin headed?

Bitcoin could extend losses and sweep liquidity at the lower boundary of the Fair Value Gap (FVG) between $55,318 and $56,386. From the current level, BTC could erase nearly 6% of its value to reach the target of $55,318, the September 8 high. 

The Relative Strength Index (RSI), a momentum indicator, hovers above 50 on the daily timeframe at 50.40. RSI at 50 marks the neutral level, meaning Bitcoin is neither overbought nor oversold and signalling a lack of directional momentum. 

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator shows green histogram bars above the neutral line, signaling underlying positive momentum in Bitcoin’s price trend. Bitcoin could try a recovery once it sweeps liquidity in the imbalance zone and attempts a rally to the $60,000 level, a psychological barrier. 

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BTC/USDT daily chart

Looking down, BTC could find support at the September 6 low of $52,550, this marks the lowest level for Bitcoin this month. 


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