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Bitcoin slips below key moving averages after soft jobs data
July payrolls fell 23,000 versus expectations for a 95,000 gain, and CME FedWatch cut September rate-hike odds to 40% from 55%.
Bitcoin was up on the day but remained stuck below key short- and long-term moving averages, a sign that traders still read the medium-term trend as bearish, according to Decrypt.
On the macro side, the U.S. economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, missing economists' expected 95,000 gain. Decrypt said the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, aided by people leaving the labor force, and that June's job gain was revised down to 20,000 from 57,000, while May was nearly halved.
The softer labor report also shifted expectations for Federal Reserve policy, with CME FedWatch cutting September rate-hike odds to 40% from 55% as Treasury yields fell and the dollar dropped 0.5%. Decrypt noted that a less hawkish Fed path can typically support risk assets and crypto, but Bitcoin has not yet reclaimed its trend.
Technically, Decrypt reported Bitcoin trading around $64,938, up 1.06%, while the 50-day EMA remains below the 200-day EMA in a developing “death cross.” The outlet said Bitcoin's RSI was 54.6, indicating neutral momentum, and that a potential bullish trigger would require a daily close back above the 50-day EMA and the $66,000 resistance level.
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