{"id":470101,"date":"2024-01-05T10:27:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T10:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=470101"},"modified":"2024-01-05T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T10:27:29","slug":"bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-bounces-back-as-asset-manager-filings-help-boost-sentiment-and-this-other-bitcoin-play-blasts-past-7-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-bounces-back-as-asset-manager-filings-help-boost-sentiment-and-this-other-bitcoin-play-blasts-past-7-5-million","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Bounces Back As Asset Manager Filings Help Boost Sentiment And This Other Bitcoin Play Blasts Past $7.5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin price is up 1.21% to trade for $43,633 as of 12:35 a.m. EST time, with trading volume dropping 25%.<\/p>\n

Trading volume is dropping as the market exercises caution following the January 3 crash that saw longs and shorts alike battered. This is best seen in the BTC liquidations heat map, which shows that the Bitcoin price is still in limbo.<\/p>\n

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BTC liquidations heat map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The crypto market may have to wait for positions to build up again to determine the next directional bias.<\/p>\n

It comes as the window for exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals opens and as Bloomberg Intelligence analysts reiterate that there’s a 90% chance the Securities and Exchange Commission will green light Bitcoin ETFs by January 10.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the January New York trading session was eventful, with numerous developments on the spot BTC ETF theme. For starters, Grayscale officially listed GBTC on their retail-facing website, with the firm’s CLO Craig Salm revealing that he was filling out some forms.<\/p>\n

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Just filling out some Forms<\/p>\n

— Craig Salm (@CraigSalm) January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n