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Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>) has had a bad start in August, falling over 14% month-to-date. This was fueled by a number of negative macroeconomic factors, including an interest rate hike in Japan, worsening United States employment data and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Data from <a href="https://subscription.cointelegraph.com/?_gl=1*7499wx*_ga*MTQ0MzQ0NzI4Ny4xNzE2MzY1NTA0*_ga_53R24TEEB1*MTcxNjM2NTUwNC4xLjEuMTcxNjM2Njg2MC4wLjAuMA..">Cointelegraph Markets Pro</a> and <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTCUSD/?exchange=BINANCE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">TradingView</a> shows that Bitcoin dropped to a seven-month low at $49,577 on Bitstamp after losing the key support provided by the 200-day EMA and the $50,000 level. 
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<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-breaks-below-50000-august-2024">Bitcoin’s drop below $50,000</a> on Aug. 5 led to <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-market-crash-1b-liquidations-2024">massive liquidations</a> and more than <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-crash-300-billion-largest-three-day-plunge-crypto-one-year">$500 billion being wiped</a> out of the crypto market.
At the time of publication, <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/learn/what-is-bitcoin-a-beginners-guide-to-the-worlds-first-cryptocurrency#:~:text=Bitcoin%20is%20digital%20money%2C%20also,independently%20of%20any%20central%20authority.">Bitcoin</a> had recovered to reclaim $56,000 after finding support around the $54,000 zone, up 2.5% over the last 24 hours. This recovery has aroused optimism among Bitcoin analysts, who now believe in BTC’s potential to recover to higher levels.
“Bitcoin took out the previous lows and retested the January highs,” Bitcoin analyst Jelle <a href="https://x.com/CryptoJelleNL/status/1820760244164710417" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">wrote</a> in an Aug. 6 post on the X social media platform, adding that the price needed to get back above $57,000 to ensure that “all is well.”
Fellow analyst Mags shared the following chart on Aug. 6, <a href="https://x.com/thescalpingpro/status/1820723986528891048" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">showing</a> that the relative strength index (RSI) is oversold on the daily timeframe. 
Mags explained that this oscillating trend-following indicator had “​​entered the oversold zone for the 5th time in this cycle,” suggesting that the reducing downward momentum backed by sellers’ exhaustion and buying the dips could initiate a recovery in BTC. 
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 “Each time the RSI dips below 30, it has been a good opportunity to accumulate Bitcoin.”
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Moustache shared similar sentiments, <a href="https://x.com/el_crypto_prof/status/1820757200014311442" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">explaining</a> that the RSI had sent a bullish signal on the daily chart, which presented a “buying opportunity. ”
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 “These things usually happen in the bottom range.” 
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Analysts at Kaiko corroborated this in their Aug. 5 post on X, which <a href="https://x.com/KaikoData/status/1820764079650201811" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">revealed</a> that the recent sell-off was characterized by dip buying on US-based <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/explained/crypto-exchanges-explained">crypto exchanges</a>, such as Coinbase, Gemini and Kraken, evidenced by cumulative volume delta (CVD). 
A rising positive CVD — the total difference between the volume of trades executed at the ask price and trades executed at the bid price over a specific period — indicates that buying volume exceeds selling volume.
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 “While offshore exchanges such as Binance and OKX saw strong selling since Friday, BTC’s cumulative volume delta (CVD) on most US platforms remained positive, suggesting that some traders bought the dip.”
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The latest BTC flash crash below $50,000 marked a 23.7% drawdown from its opening on April 20, the day of the <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-halving-2024">Bitcoin halving</a>. 
Veteran trader and analyst Peter Brandt <a href="https://x.com/PeterLBrandt/status/1820824087523885359" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">said</a> that the latest post-halving correction is similar to the 2015–2017 cycle, adding that if things play out in a similar manner, we could see a “new bull cycle high” weeks from now. 
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Titan of Crypto <a href="https://x.com/Washigorira/status/1820390988088557584" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">believes</a> Bitcoin is in its “final capitulation” after experiencing a flash crash to the bottom of the right-angled descending broadening wedge. The chart pattern projected Bitcoin’s upside above $90,000.
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 “A relief rally from here wouldn’t be surprising.”
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Bitcoin traders regain optimism as BTC price aims to reclaim $57K

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