The crypto market cap rebounded by 2.7% to $2.32 trillion on Wednesday after recovering some of the previous days losses as investors bought the dip.
Summary
- The crypto market recovered from Tuesday’s losses as institutional investors spent less.
- The rally in equity stocks and improving geopolitical conditions have acted as a tailwind for risky assets like crypto.
Bitcoin (BTC), the main bellwether of the industry, rose 5.5% to reach a daily high of 66,233 before consolidating near $65,000, a level that now serves as an important psychological zone.
Ethereum (ETH) followed suit with a 4% rise, settling around $1,900, while other major assets, including XRP, Tron (TRX), and Dogecoin (DOGE), recorded modest gains between 1% and 3%.
Leading the pack of large-caps, Solana (SOL) has outperformed with gains of nearly 7% and has successfully topped $80 at the time of writing.
Crypto prices have soared again amid millions of cash losses across all dynamic markets. Data from CoinGlass shows that approximately $154 million in short positions have been liquidated in the futures market. In the past 24 hours, about $343 million has been taken out of the broader market, and most of it came from short stops.
When short positions are liquidated, they force the exchange’s closing engine to repurchase the underlying assets at current market prices to close the positions, and thus cause an upward short squeeze that accelerates price recovery.
Crypto market bounces back amid institutional dip buying
The recovery of the crypto market was mainly supported by investors who bought the recent dip.
Notably, Bitcoin fell more than 7.5% yesterday, as it approached the important support level of $60,000. This move caused an explosion of relief, where BTC successfully reached the limit of $65,000. The main effect of the bounce was the increase in institutional buying led by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, which gained more BTC during the pullback.
Another important catalyst that makes the market rally comes in the form of Coinbase Premium which is a good thing for the first time in 40 days. A positive reading on this metric means that Bitcoin is more expensive on Coinbase than on global exchanges. Such a price gap is a classic sign of strong buying pressure from American investors and institutions.
As Bitcoin regained support that analysts believe is essential to avoid further volatility, positive momentum extended to the broader markets.
The market recovery was supported by the tech stocks rally
Crypto prices also rose after several Asian stocks rallied. South Korea’s KOSPI index rose to a record high, reflecting a broader sense of risk among investors in global markets.
Common US stock indexes, such as the S&P 500 and Russell 2000, were also higher on the day. Cryptocurrencies generally tend to rally when equity markets show signs of strength and stability.
Meanwhile, the strong correlation of the crypto market with technology stocks remained evident, with software shares (IGV) rebounding by about 1.7% in the previous day after recent losses caused by fears that AI productivity tools could disrupt traditional software business models.
However, these concerns are easing as industry leaders such as Intuit and DocuSign announced strategic partnerships with AI firm Anthropic, indicating that established companies may be more successful in adapting to technology rather than being displaced by it.
Prospects for a decline in US-Iran conflict
One of the major factors influencing today’s rally is the market’s hope that tensions between the US and Iran will decrease. Reports have revealed that Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister has indicated that the country is looking to take any step necessary to reach an agreement with the US, allaying fears of an imminent military conflict.
Earlier last Thursday, US President Donald Trump threatened to launch an attack within ten days from then, disturbing investors and reducing appetite.
With the positive headlines of late, investors may be taking a breather as they wait for more political clarity. As political tensions eased, traditional safe-haven assets like gold and crude oil lost the momentum they had been riding on, giving crypto assets room to bounce back.
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