Bitcoin dominance threatens ‘likely top’ despite BTC price eyeing $45K

 Bitcoin analysis suggests that all may not be well for BTC price strength as altcoins make their move.

Bitcoin  BTC tickers down  $44,108 risks “rolling over” to cancel its latest uptrend, new analysis warns as altcoins surge.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 9, popular analyst and social media commentator Matthew Hyland flipped cautious on BTC price action.

 

Bitcoin dominance risks violating key level

Bitcoin bulls kept momentum hot into the end of the week’s Wall Street trading as BTC/USD sealed new 19-month highs of $44,729 on Bitstamp on Dec. 8.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a subsequent return below the $44,000 mark, with Bitcoin cementing itself in an intraday range.

For Hyland, however, there are more sinister signs that the bull run may be in trouble after robust 60% gains since the start of October.

The smoking gun, he says, lies in Bitcoin’s share of the overall crypto market cap.

“Dominance is rolling over as per the bear divergence that was noted. Has given back all the gains from the move up the other day,” he wrote in the X post.

“If it breaks and closes below 51.81 it would be the first lower low in over a year and an end to the uptrend, along with a likely top put in.”