First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Below $40K Before Regaining Ground; Altcoins Fall

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:

Market moves: Bitcoin fell below $40,000 briefly as U.S. stocks continued to drop thanks to a newly hawkish Federal Reserve.

Technician’s take: BTC buyers could respond to short-term oversold signals, although upside appears limited.

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Prices

Bitcoin (BTC): $41,797 -0.2%

Ether (ETH): $3,077 -2.6%

Markets

S&P 500: $4,670 -0.1%

DJIA: $36,068 -0.4%

Nasdaq: $14,942 +0.05%

Gold: $1,801 +0.3%

Market moves

Bitcoin fell again on Monday during U.S. trading hours after a small recovery over the weekend. The bearish price move came after U.S. stock market losses deepened as investors brace for actions from a more hawkish Federal Reserve.

The most valued cryptocurrency fell below $40,000 briefly in early hours before it moved back above $41,000. At press time, bitcoin was changing hands at over $41,500, down about 1% in the past 24 hours, according to

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