Bitcoin price sets new ATH in USD for the first time in three years

• Bitcoin price recorded a peak of $69,324 on Tuesday only for a short while before a retraction.
• It is unlikely that BTC will peak at $69K twice, with $70,000 likely to come soon.
• Almost $200 million shorts have been liquidated against $324 million in long positions.

Bitcoin (BTC) price shocked the markets on Tuesday, recording a new peak price way ahead of the usual timeline. Though the market saw it coming, it caught many by surprise nonetheless, with over half a billion in total liquidations.

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Bitcoin ETFs blow past $50 billion in assets

Bitcoin (BTC) price shattered the previous peak of $68,999.99 recorded in 2021 to set a new all-time high (ATH) of $69,324 on Tuesday. The move was remarkable and will be remembered as the first time the pioneer cryptocurrency set a new peak price way ahead of a halving event. Data from CoinGecko shows the halving is approximately 46 days out, with the event expected to see miner rewards slashed by 50% from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC.

Meanwhile, with Bitcoin price making headlines for the new milestone, Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Intelligence’s exchange-traded funds (ETF) specialist, revealed that spot Bitcoin ETFs blew past the $50 billion mark in assets under management (AUM).

Specifically, the ten spot Bitcoin ETFs now hold more than $50 billion in assets barely eight weeks after they started trading with just under $30 billion in assets.  

Balchunas ascribes approximately $8 billion to flows while acknowledging that the rest was inspired by the surge in Bitcoin price. According to the ETF specialist, if this pace is sustained with $10 billion in assets added every month, spot BTC ETFs could easily beat gold ETFs by the summer of 2024. Cognizant that this is a long shot, Balchunas observes that it is possible if Bitcoin price continues to show strength.

Meanwhile, data from Coinglass shows that over the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency markets have witnessed almost $521 million in total liquidations, comprising $196.6870 million in short positions against $324.287 million in long positions.

BTC liquidations

Bitcoin price outlook after BTC records new ATH

After nicking the $69,000 psychological level, Bitcoin price has dropped almost 2% amid ongoing profit-taking. Momentum is falling as seen with the southbound Relative Strength Index (RSI). The RSI has crossed below the yellow band of its signal line, which is a sell signal, and could soon confirm that BTC is ripe for selling once it crosses below 70.

While the market still leans in favor of the upside, an extended fall could see Bitcoin price slip below the $60,784 support and ultimately retest the $60,000 psychological level. While a break and close below this level would threaten the short-term viability of the bullish outlook, it would likely provide an ideal opportunity to buy the dip before a possible move north.

Meanwhile, the bullish presence in the market remains strong. This can be seen in the green histogram bars of the Awesome Oscillator (AO) and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). The MACD line is also well above its signal line, further strengthening the bullish thesis.

BTC/USDT 1-day chart

Nevertheless, if Bitcoin price retests the $60,000 threshold and fails to recover, it would produce a lower low, marking a possible entry for the bears.