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    Bitcoin price hits new June lows while open interest stays above $35B

    2024.06.11 | exchangesranking | 92onlookers
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    Bitcoin dropped under $67,000 into the June 11 Wall Street open as markets staged a classic pre-inflation report comedown.

    BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView

    BTC price dip: “Much ado about nothing?”

    Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed new local Bitcoin (BTC) price lows of $66,696 on Bitstamp — its worst month-to-date.

    Having dropped for almost 24 hours in a row, Bitcoin failed to buck the trend on the day as risk assets prepared for a deluge of United States macroeconomic data and Federal Reserve commentary.

    Now down 3.6% on the day, BTC/USD fielded various downside targets from traders, these extending toward $60,000.

    “Getting closer to support. Will be looking to enter longs if a reversal presents itself,” popular trader Roman told subscribers on X on the day.

    “Ultimately I’ve been eyeing the 67k support for over a week so it’s about time we’re getting close.”
    BTC/USD chart. Source: Castillo Trading

    Fellow trader Castillo Trading agreed, focusing on a slightly lower buy zone at around $64,000.

    “We knew some downside was possible on $BTC. Was hard to open up fresh longs above $70,000. Now, we are getting into an area I am more willing and comfortable looking to add,” part of an X post stated.

    Others called for calm amid overall rangebound price action, with Bitcoin consolidating below all-time highs for nearly three months.

    “Week 15 of chopping below the current all-time highs,” popular trader Jelle noted.

    “We’re off to a red start this week, pushing back into the key support level at $67,500. May be uncomfortable, but nothing has changed. Don’t get shaken out.”
    BTC/USD chart. Source: Scott Melker

    Trader, analyst and podcast host Scott Melker called the latest price action “much ado about nothing.”

    “Decent drop today, but simply testing support at the range EQ - still trading in the top half of the range. 3 months into the predictable chop that comes with this part of the cycle,” he reasoned.

    Open interest presents "high-risk situation”

    A note of caution came from market observers monitoring open interest (OI) on derivatives markets.

    Related: Bitcoin hash ribbons flash the first buy signal since $25K BTC price

    Source: Byzantine General

    This hit new all-time highs in June, passing $37.6 billion, in what has traditionally been a classic warning of BTC price volatility.

    Bitcoin futures OI decreased as price retreated, data from CoinGlass showed, but remained above $35 billion.

    Bitcoin futures open interest (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass

    For Filbfilb, co-founder of trading suite DecenTrader, the writing was on the wall.

    “Price flat, OI up $1.5bn. High-risk situation,” he summarized.

    Filbfilb contributed what he called a “worst case scenario” for BTC/USD, this including downside wicks to as low as $45,000.

    BTC/USD chart. Source: Filbfilb

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