Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Retreat, Stocks Rally After US-China Tariff De-Escalation: Analyst Sees Opportunity In $2,100-2,250 If ETH Corrects

Leading cryptocurrencies corrected on Monday even as the U.S. and China slashed tariffs to avert a trade war.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.98% $102,569.21
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-2.64% $2,468.88
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -5.47% $0.2254

What Happened: Bitcoin witnessed a big sell-off after the market opened, slipping below $101,000, but recovered to the mid-$102,000s by evening.

Ethereum traders also cashed in, dragging its price to $2,411.59 before a recovery late evening.

Bitcoin’s market dominance fell further to 61.9%, while Ethereum’s share rose to 9.1%, suggesting rotation of capital away from the apex cryptocurrency.

The pullback resulted in liquidations worth more than $690 million in the last 24 hours, with long liquidations accounting for $489 million.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest dropped 0.73% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, bets against the cryptocurrency in the Binance derivatives market fell sharply, although the majority were still bearish.

“Greed” sentiment prevailed in the …

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