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Bitcoin set for euro-driven dollar dip after ECB decision

CryptoSlate says BTC was around $78,800, and warns that a weaker dollar index alone may not mean easier liquidity as traders look for confirmation from real yields and credit conditions.

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Bitcoin’s next macro catalyst could come from the European Central Bank’s Sept. 10 policy decision, which may push the euro higher and lower the dollar index, offering potential short-term relief for the asset after its recent drop.

CryptoSlate reports Bitcoin was trading around $78,800, down roughly 1% over 24 hours, after stronger US labor data revived expectations that interest rates could stay elevated. The outlet says a currency-driven move lower in the DXY would be weaker evidence of improving financing conditions for risk assets unless it aligns with other signals like lower real yields and easier credit.

The article highlights that the euro’s influence on the dollar index is large, noting the euro’s 57.6% weight versus the Japanese yen at 13.6% and the British pound at 11.9%. That means DXY can fall even if US borrowing costs and available capital for investors do not change, creating a potential false positive for traders using the dollar index as a proxy for liquidity.

CryptoSlate points to past moves to illustrate the risk of translation effects, saying Bitcoin gained 4.99% versus the dollar and 4.63% versus the euro between Sept. 1 and Sept. 3 UTC closes, alongside a modest decline in US real yields. It also says the pattern reversed later, with Bitcoin down 1.55% versus the dollar and 1.65% versus the euro from Sept. 6 to Sept. 7, suggesting the weakness showed up to holders on both sides of the Atlantic.

Thursday’s ECB outcome could therefore create a complicated setup if the euro rises while bond yields do not move lower, according to CryptoSlate. The piece says stronger evidence for a sustained recovery would be confirmation that gains show up in both BTC/USD and BTC/EUR alongside easier broader conditions.

Latest closeBitcoin $78,435.20 ▼0.9%|Dollar index 99.58 ▼0.1%

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