The crypto rout has moderated on Wednesday with all major coins all trading in the green ahead of Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Following a 10% plunge in the space of an hour late Tuesday, bitcoin BTCUSD, +4.50% has rebounded on Wednesday to regain $4,500, trading at $4,558.13, up 4.3% since Tuesday at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Kraken crypto exchange.
After logging six losing sessions over the previous seven, analyst Jani Ziedins of CrackedMarket said a short-term bottom may be around the corner and those brave enough could be in for some lucrative gains. “Look for the selling to continue over the next few days, but a bounce off of $3.5k-ish that returns to $5k is likely. While that doesn’t sound like a lot given the latest tumble, a bounce from $3.5k to $5k is a nearly 50% payout for just a few days of work,” he wrote.
“This is not for the faint of heart, but there will be nice rewards for those willing to jump aboard the inevitable bounce.”
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Altcoin selloff steadies
Much like bitcoin, altcoins, which consist of all coins other than bitcoin, are clawing back some losses Wednesday. Ether, ETHUSD, +3.47% has regained 3.2% to $135.43, Litecoin LTCUSD, +3.21% is up 2.9% at $33.70, XRP, XRPUSD, +2.01% is higher by 2% to 44 cents and Bitcoin Cash was trading at $261.00, up 0.4%.
The broad-based rally has added $5 billion to the total value of all cryptocurrencies, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
Bitcoin futures are trading higher Wednesday. The Cboe Global Markets December contract XBTZ8, +2.75% is up 2.3% at $4,465 and the CME Group November contract BTCX8, +6.37% was up 7.2% at $4,545.
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