{"id":13612,"date":"2023-10-12T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=13612"},"modified":"2023-10-12T14:06:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:06:52","slug":"bitcoin-faces-elevated-cpi-with-btc-price-tackling-26-8k-focal-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=13612","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin faces elevated CPI, with BTC price tackling $26.8K focal point"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) was clinging to the key $26,800 mark prior to the Oct. 12 Wall Street open as United States inflation data continued to beat expectations.<\/p>\n<p><em>BTC\/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>BTC price reacts as CPI surpasses predictions<\/h2>\n<p>Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price volatility staying muted after two-week lows seen the day prior on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n<p>These had come thanks to U.S. macroeconomic data revealing persistent inflation that continues to take markets by surprise. <\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 12, the September print of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) bolstered the trend, coming in at 3.7% year-on-year versus 3.6% expected. Less food and energy, the tally was 4.1% \u2014 matching forecasts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe all items index increased 3.7 percent for the 12 months ending September, the same increase as the 12 months ending in August,\u201d an official press release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe all items less food and energy index rose 4.1 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index decreased 0.5 percent for the 12 months ending September, and the food index increased 3.7 percent over the last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, financial commentary resource The Kobeissi Letter nonetheless emphasized the tight spot in which monetary policy \u2014 and the Federal Reserve \u2014 now found itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have PCE and PPI inflation rising with CPI inflation above expectations,\u201d it wrote on X (formerly Twitter). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can the Fed cut interest rates any time soon?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concept of \u201chigher for longer\u201d when it comes to U.S. interest rates is broadly expected to result in pressure for risk assets, including crypto. <\/p>\n<p>Following CPI, the odds of the Fed hiking rates further at the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Nov. 1 were nonetheless minimal at just 7.4% per data from CME Group\u2019s FedWatch Tool.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fed target rate probabilities chart. Source: CME Group<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Analyst on Bitcoin vs. macro: \u201cBad = bad\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Turning to Bitcoin itself, already cautious market participants had little reason to expect a return to the upside in the short term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0BTC price rally in doubt? Bitcoin young supply echoes 2022 bear market<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Popular trader Skew continued to flag $26,800 as the zone for bulls to flip to support.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">$BTC 4H<br \/>CPI later today going to see how LTF structure develops <\/p>\n<p>clear 4H demand area here &amp; $26.8K remains important for control <\/p>\n<p>If buyers can reclaim &amp; hold $26.8K will look for some kind of 4H EMA trend test or reclaim <\/p>\n<p>staying more cautionary till confirmations pic.twitter.com\/58BKDZyLBj<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skew \u0394 (@52kskew) October 12, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring resource Material Indicators revealed a lack of bid liquidity much above $24,750, a key level from the past two quarters.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looking at #BTCUSDT on #FireCharts &lt; 30 mins ahead of today&#8217;s Economic Reports 3 things stand out:<\/p>\n<p>1. Bid liquidity laddered down to the LL at $24,750<br \/>2. Yellow stopped their TWAP sell strategy<br \/>3. Purple Whales have been selling pic.twitter.com\/4cant18F4o<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Material Indicators (@MI_Algos) October 12, 2023<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve discussed whether good = good or good = bad for BTC price,\u201d co-founder Keith Alan added in commentary on the macro aspect ahead of CPI. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m no economist, but based on yesterday\u2019s reports, the overall economic outlook and geopolitical tensions, I\u2019m going to go with bad = bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Continuing, trading firm QCP Capital described an \u201cunabated\u201d downhill trajectory on Bitcoin and the largest altcoin, Ether (ETH), coming despite various potential bullish factors in Q4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully the relative underperformance of BTC and ETH to the upside now also mean their beta is lower to the downside as well, should CPI come in stronger than expected,\u201d it wrote in a market update earlier on the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOtherwise, we continue looking at the key levels of 25-26k on the downside, and 29-30k on the topside as critical to determine the next trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\">This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-cpi-btc-price-tackling-26-8-k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) was clinging to the key $26,800 mark prior to the Oct. 12 Wall Street open as United States inflation data continued to beat expectations. BTC\/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price reacts as CPI surpasses predictions Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price volatility staying muted after two-week lows seen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13614,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13612\/revisions\/13614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}