Bitcoin: Why $55,355 support is key for BTC in October

• BTC has declined by 3.64% in 24 hours.
• An analysts predicts a further decline, if $55355 support fails to hold.

Defying market trends, Bitcoin [BTC] saw a green September. However, the last two days it has experienced a sharp decline. As of this writing, Bitcoin was trading at $61,407. This marked a 4.31% decline on weekly charts.

Prior to this, BTC was on an upward trajectory hiking by 5.99% on monthly charts. However, since hitting a high of $66,508, it has declined to reach a low of $60,164.

This recent price movement has sparked widespread discussion within the crypto community. Inasmuch, popular crypto analyst Man of Bitcoin suggested a potential decline citing ABC structure on Elliot’s wave -B.

What the analysis shows

The analyst posited that BTC has broken a micro support which could result in further decline.

Source: X

According to this analysis, the market is bearish which would result in two scenarios.

The first scenario is that BTC will form an ABC correction where Wave-A has started and the prices are declining. The key here is that Wave-B will fail to push the price above previous highs. Therefore, in this scenario, the BTC would hold its support above $55,355.

However, in second scenario Bitcoin will break below the $55,355 support level thus entering a five-wave structure to the downside, indicating a much steeper decline.

The analysis provided by ManofBitcoin suggests a potential downside following the recent price movement. However, it’s essential to determine what other fundamentals suggest.

Source: Santiment

For starters, Bitcoin’s Price DAA divergence has remained negative over the past week. This suggests that the current price BTC rally is not supported by fundamentals as on-chain activities have declined.

Such market condition implies that the price growth is unsustainable as it signals a lack of confidence and fading interest.

Source: Santiment

Additionally, MVRV’s long/short difference has declined over the past week from a high of 4.5% to 3.7%. Such a decline suggests that the market is in a stage where long-term holders, are no longer willing to hold as much, and short-term holders might be selling to avoid losses.

Source: IntoTheBlock

Finally, Bitcoin’s large holders’ netflow has hit negative levels since 25th September. This suggests that large holders are not opening new positions while they are closing the existing positions.

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Reducing funds flow from large holders signals negative market sentiment as high outflow signals profit-taking or avoiding further losses.

Simply put, Bitcoin is experiencing a negative market sentiment with bears attempting to take over the market. As such, if these conditions hold, BTC will decline to $59,899. However, a reversal would see Bitcoin reclaim $62675 levels.