Price analysis 12/18: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOGE

Bitcoin may remain under pressure for a few days, but a collapse is unlikely as traders are expected to buy the dips in anticipation of a spot Bitcoin ETF.

The S&P 500 Index (SPX) rose 2.49% last week, extending its string of weekly gains to seven weeks, the longest such winning streak since 2017. However, Bitcoin (BTC) could not maintain its momentum and succumbed to profit-booking by the bulls. Trading resource Material Indicators said in a X (formerly Twitter) post that “ year-end profit taking and tax loss harvesting” will prevail in the short term. 

However, a crash is unlikely because several analysts expect the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to approve one or more spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications in January. If that happens, it could prove to be a game-changer for the sector.

VanEck CEO Jan van Eck said in an interview with CNBC that Bitcoin is likely to hit a new all-time high in the next 12 months. He expects Bitcoin to become an accompaniment to gold.

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bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) $ 98,135.29
ethereum
Ethereum (ETH) $ 3,486.13
tether
Tether (USDT) $ 0.999465
bnb
BNB (BNB) $ 702.18
xrp
XRP (XRP) $ 2.30
solana
Solana (SOL) $ 199.27
dogecoin
Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.333195
matic-network
Polygon (MATIC) $ 0.520366
chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) $ 24.76
shiba-inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000023
nexo
NEXO (NEXO) $ 1.40
enjincoin
Enjin Coin (ENJ) $ 0.24469
cardano
Cardano (ADA) $ 0.92341