Nearly $115 Million Longs Liquidated As Bitcoin Drops to 7-Month Low, $70,000 Incoming?

In the past 60 minutes, over $112 million longs have been liquidated as traders de-risk in anticipation of the FOMC minutes.

Bitcoin slipped below the $90,000 psychological levels, blowing millions in long positions out of the water.

$115 Million Longs Wiped Out Amid FOMC Minutes Jitters

Data on Coinglass shows that over $112 million in long positions have been liquidated over the past hour. These positions were flushed out as the Bitcoin price dipped below the $90,000 psychological level, testing a seven-month low.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Performance. Source: TradingView

Meanwhile, the drop was not limited to the Bitcoin, as crypto stocks also registered losses, following the pioneer crypto’s fall to a 7-month low.

CRYPTO STOCKS FALL AS BITCOIN NEAR SEVEN-MONTH LOW🔸 COINBASE GLOBAL DOWN 4.9% 🔸 BITFARMS FALLS 7.5%🔸 STRATEGY SLIPS 10.3%🔸 RIOT PLATFORMS FALLS 3.7%🔸 HUT 8 MINING DOWN 3.3%🔸 MARA HOLDINGS DROPS 6.6%

— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone)

It comes ahead of the October FOMC minutes, which is barely an hour out, suggesting investors are de-risking.

Beyond crypto and related stocks, indices were also down, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 turning negative.

S&P 500 AND NASDAQ TURN NEGATIVE; S&P 500 DOWN 0.2%, NASDAQ DOWN 0.2%

— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone)

This drop comes barely an hour before the October FOMC minutes release, with sentiment already reflected on social media.

Amid the anticipation, US President Trump said Fed chair Jerome Powell is “grossly incompetent,” citing too high interest rates.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has also revealed that it will not publish the October Jobs report. This gap likely steps from the recently concluded US government shutdown, which saw authorities run basically blind.

“After the September jobs report (out Thursday), there won’t be another jobs report until after the Dec. 9-10 FOMC meeting BLS: The October jobs report is cancelled. The November report won’t land until December 16. Sept JOLTS is also cancelled. October JOLTS will be published December 9,” wrote Nick Timiraos.

Based on this gap in the October Jobs report, December Fed rate cut bets have dwindled, with nearly 70% anticipating policymakers will hold interest rates steady.

Interest Rate Cut Probabilities. Source: CME FedWatch Tool

Some analysts also ascribe the prevailing bearish sentiment to FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt), as institutional players signal a lack of conviction for BTC.

This is seen with ETF outflows from the likes of BlackRock, which the asset manager posting record negative flows of on Tuesday.

“BlackRock Dumps Record $523M in Bitcoin as BTC Slips Further in Bear Market. They sold $523M in Bitcoin, the largest single-day outflow IBIT has EVER recorded. Wall Street entered, profited, and exited. Bitcoiners got played hard,” analyst Jacob King remarked.

Even as the Bitcoin price continues to drop, some analysts say the downside potential remains very much alive, potentially as low as $70,000 in the near term, or worse.

Below $98,650, the next key Bitcoin $BTC levels are:• $75,740• $56,160• $52,820

— Ali (@ali_charts)

As of this writing, the Bitcoin price was trading for $88,977, down by almost 5% in the last 24 hours.