Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Remain Muffled As Investors Await Jobs Data: Top Analyst Says ETH ‘Holding Strong’ In Pattern Pointing Toward $6K

Leading cryptocurrencies were rangebound Sunday as investors awaited fresh macroeconomic data to assess investments in riskier markets.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 7:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +0.20% $98,435.33
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.44% $3,644.50
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -3.07% $0.3819

What Happened: Bitcoin saw choppy movement, oscillating between $98,700 and $97,300. The world’s leading cryptocurrency has regained momentum since New Year, resulting in weekly gains of 4.59%.

Ethereum also stagnated at around the $3,600 level. The coin has endured weeks of corrective action since hitting $4,000 last month.

About $136 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, with long positions accounting for 66% of the total.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest rose by 0.48%, indicating speculative interest for the leading asset.

That said, the Long/Short Ratio dropped in the last 24 hours, suggesting expectations of further decline in prices.

Market sentiment entered the “Extreme Greed” zone, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

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  • dogecoinDogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.339618
  • shiba-inuShiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000021
  • litecoinLitecoin (LTC) $ 102.39
  • pepePepe (PEPE) $ 0.000018
  • bellscoinBellscoin (BELLS) $ 0.483720
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