Bitcoin Spot Trading Volume Has Plunged Down In Recent Days
As per the latest weekly report from , the current 7-day average BTC spot volumes are down to just around $7.9 billion.The “daily trading volume” is an indicator that measures the total amount of Bitcoin being transacted in the spot markets on any given day.
The 7-day average value of the metric seems to have been going down in recent days | Source:As you can see in the above graph, the Bitcoin spot trading volume just recently witnessed a spell of high activity that lasted for many weeks, ultimately culminating in the metric setting a new yearly high last month. However, since this high in September, the indicator has been going downhill, and has now reached a value of just $7.9 billion.
The likely reason behind this plunge is the relatively stale price movement that Bitcoin as well as the wider crypto market have suffered from during the period.
The report notes that market participants would be waiting for the crypto to show a clear direction before they show any significant trading activity.BTC Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price floats around $19.1k, down 5% in the last week. Over the past month, the crypto has lost 12% in value.
The below chart shows the trend in the price of the coin over the last five days.Looks like the value of the crypto has continued to show mostly sideways movement in the last few days | Source:Bitcoin has been consolidating for several weeks now with the price trapped between the $19k and $20k levels, with only a couple of dips below the former mark. Currently, it’s unclear when this boring market might come to an end.
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